Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple

You don't have to cross borders to visit a Thai Buddhist temple. First constructed in 1925, Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple is one of the oldest Thai Theravada Buddhist temples in Singapore. After undergoing several facelifts, its new extension was completed in 2014 and houses the new monks' quarters, meditation halls, classrooms, and a museum. The temple is a beautiful juxtaposition of traditional and modern, which comes as no surprise that it was nominated for the 2014 World Architecture Festival Awards.