Changi Memorial & Chapel

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  • Address
    1000 Upper Changi Rd North, Changi
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  • Phone
    6214 2451
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Tanah Merah, then bus 2

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Lonely Planet review

The destruction of the original site to make way for prison expansion was an affront to many POWs who suffered terribly at the hands of the Japanese, but give some credit to the authorities for moving the memorial elsewhere. The photographs, letters and drawings graphically illustrate the horror of WWII and the chapel itself is a moving recreation of the kind built by the prisoners from the period.

The museum's centrepiece is a replica of the original Changi Chapel built by inmates as a focus for worship and as a sign of solidarity and strength. Tucked into the walls beside the altar with its cross made of ammunition casings, are little mementos and handwritten notes left by visitors.

Bus 2 from Victoria St or Tanah Merah MRT will take you past the entrance - ask the driver to yell out when you're there. The bus terminates at Changi Village.