5 Banda Street view of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

After arriving at 5 Banda St, enter the Block 5 Lift Lobby (entrance next to the K88 Coffee House). Go to floor 12, exit left, and walk to the stairways at the end of the Northeast side of the building. You’ll know you have arrived! By MRT: - Closest MRT Station: Chinatown (Northeast Line and Downtown Line) - Take exit “A” - Head Southeast on Pagoda St toward Trengganu St - Turn right onto Trengganu St - Trengganu St turns slightly left and becomes Sago St - Turn right onto Banda St Address: 5 Banda St, Singapore 050005

The Buddha Tooth Relic is only exceptionally lit and decorated during Chinese New Year (which dates change, so make sure to check!). That said, it’s still beautiful to visit any month of the year.

At night the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple lights up, as well as the lights from the Singapore skyline.

By using a wide-angle lens (16-35mm) you can capture the magnitude of both the temple and Singapore skyline.

I recommend using a tripod. When I composed this shot, I had two legs of my tripod over the stairway railing!

I chose to focus my composition primarily on the temple and skyline, and not much of the sky - but do what suits you!

To capture the car lights you’ll want to shoot a long exposure (~30 seconds).

Be quiet and mindful of the neighbors in the apartment block, who are typically elderly.

Eat at Yum Cha restaurant for some incredible, and affordable, Dim Sum! 20 Trengganu St, #02-01 Chinatown, Singapore 058479