Bidadari Cemetery

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Bidadari Cemetery is a defunct cemetery in Singapore. It used to serve the Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sinhalese communities, and accepted burials between 1907 and 1972. The site of Bidadari Cemetery used to be the Istana residence of one of Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor's wives. By 2006, all known graves were exhumed to make way for development of the Bidadari Estate. ()

Established: 1 January 1908 (116 years ago)Graves: 147 thous.Coordinates: 1°20'8"N, 103°52'19"E

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Bidadari Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bidadari Garden, Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church, Siong Lim Temple, Masjid Sallim Mattar.

0.4 miNE
Park
Bidadari Garden, Singapore/East Coast
12 min walk • The Bidadari Garden was a memorial garden once located along Veron Road in Bidadari, Singapore.
0.9 miNE
Church
Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church, Singapore/East Coast
24 min walk • Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church is an independent church located between the Paya Lebar and Serangoon areas of central Singapore. It is the mother church of the IPC Family, which spans Singapore, India, Australia and Myanmar.
1.1 miW
Temple, Buddhist architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Siong Lim Temple
28 min walk • Siong Lim Temple, also known as Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery located in Toa Payoh, Singapore, next to the Pan Island Expressway. The temple was founded in 1898, but the construction of the premises only began in 1902 by Low Kim Pong and was completed in 1907.
0.9 miSE
Mosque
Masjid Sallim Mattar, Singapore/East Coast
24 min walk • The Sallim Mattar Mosque is a mosque in Singapore serving the Muslim community in the Macpherson Estate. It organizes madrasahs on Sunday and the Friday Prayer. It is located along Mattar Road opposite Macpherson Primary School.
1.7 miSE
Temple
Sri Sivan Temple
43 min walk • Sri Sivan Temple is a Hindu temple in Singapore for the god Shiva. The temple was originally located in Potong Pasir from where it was moved three more times before finally coming to the present location, adjacent to Foo Hai Ch'an Buddhist Monastery, in front of Paya Lebar MRT station exit C at Geylang East Avenue 2.
1 miSW
Church
Elim Church Singapore
25 min walk • Elim Church or Elim Church Assembly of God is one of the first Pentecostal churches to be established in Singapore. Founded in 1928, it is the first and oldest Assemblies of God church in the city-state. The church is located at 1079 Serangoon Road.
0.4 miSW
Temple
Sri Siva Durga Temple
11 min walk • Sri Siva Durga Temple is a temple for the god Shiva and Durga who are the presiding deities located in the Potong Pasir subzone of the Toa Payoh planning area, Singapore.
1.6 miSE
Temple
Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery
42 min walk • Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery in Singapore. The foundation was originally set up by Venerable Hong Zong of Taiwan.
0.9 miSW
Temple
Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
22 min walk • The Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple is located at St. Michael's Road in Bendemeer, Singapore. The temple is the primary Sri Lanka Buddhist temple of its kind in Singapore.It is one of the Theravada Buddhist temples in Singapore which is founded years back from Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka.
0.7 miSW
Church
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
18 min walk • The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located in Hougang, the North-East Region of Singapore, and is within the Serangoon District.
0.8 miNE
Temple
Jin Long Si Temple
22 min walk • Jin Long Si Temple is a temple located at 32 Tai Seng Avenue, Singapore.

Bidadari Cemetery

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Bidadari Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)