Thean Hou Temple
A six-tiered temple to Mazu, the Chinese goddess of the sea, built by the Hainanese community on Robson Heights and opened in 1989. Its red pillars and rows of lanterns are among the largest of any temple in Southeast Asia, with wide views over the city from the terraces.
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 3.1218, 101.6876
Get the Thean Hou Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thean Hou Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume with your photos and a note.
Near Thean Hou Temple
Sri Kandaswamy Kovil 1.5 km
A Hindu temple to Murugan on Jalan Scott in Brickfields, the city's Little India. It has stood here for more than a century, and its gopuram rises above a neighbourhood of sari shops, flower garlands and banana leaf restaurants.
National Museum of Malaysia 1.7 km
The country's main museum of art, culture and history, opened on 31 August 1963 near the Perdana Botanical Gardens. Its façade mixes a traditional Malay roofline with modern lines, and its galleries run from early archaeology to independence.
National Mosque of Malaysia 2.3 km
Completed in 1965 for a newly independent country, in bold modern concrete. Its 16-pointed star roof folds like an open umbrella and the 73 metre minaret is capped like a closed one, surrounded by pools and fountains and room for 15,000 worshippers.
KL Bird Park 2.3 km
One of the world's largest covered aviaries, a netted valley of 8.5 hectares beside the Perdana Botanical Gardens. More than 3,000 birds of over 200 species, most of them Malaysian, fly free overhead, from hornbills to peacocks and storks.
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 2.3 km
The largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, opened in 1998 near the National Mosque. More than seven thousand objects from across the Islamic world fill its galleries, under a set of tiled domes.
Perdana Botanical Gardens 2.4 km
Kuala Lumpur's first large public park, laid out in 1888 and spreading over 91.6 hectares near the city centre. Shaded lawns, a lake and sculpted gardens sit alongside the bird park, the butterfly park and the National Mosque.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple 2.6 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, founded in 1873 on the edge of Chinatown. Its present building dates from 1968, with a raja gopuram crowded with brightly painted deities in the South Indian style.
Merdeka 118 2.6 km
At 678.9 metres, the second tallest building in the world, its faceted glass spire visible from across Kuala Lumpur. Completed in 2023 in the old Merdeka precinct, it still has most of its floors closed, though a hotel now occupies the upper levels.
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Questions
Where is Thean Hou Temple?
Thean Hou Temple is in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sri Kandaswamy Kovil (1.5 km), National Museum of Malaysia (1.7 km), National Mosque of Malaysia (2.3 km).
How do I get the Thean Hou Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thean Hou Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Thean Hou Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kuala Lumpur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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