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Sultan Mosque
What We Know…
Situated on Muscat Street in Kampong Glam, the Sultan Mosque is considered one of the most iconic mosques in Singapore. Known for its majestic architecture, this mosque was built in honour of Sultan Hussein Shah, the first sultan of Singapore in 1824. It was gazetted as a national monument in 1975. This mosque still functions today and serves several thousands worshippers.
Note: if you do plan to visit Sultan Mosque, please take note of the dress code. You may visit their website for more info http://sultanmosque.sg/contact-us/visitor-information
Situated on Muscat Street in Kampong Glam, the Sultan Mosque is considered one of the most iconic mosques in Singapore. Known for its majestic architecture, this mosque was built in honour of Sultan Hussein Shah, the first sultan of Singapore in 1824. It was gazetted as a national monument in 1975. This mosque still functions today and serves several thousands worshippers.
Note: if you do plan to visit Sultan Mosque, please take note of the dress code. You may visit their website for more info http://sultanmosque.sg/contact-us/visitor-information
Do you know?….
It was designed by Denis Santry from Swan and Maclaren architectural firm, which is Singapore’s oldest architectural firm. Interesting fact: This firm is still around after more than a century! Located in Telok Ayer Street, this firm also designed several other iconic buildings in Singapore. Can you guess which are the ones? Hint: one of them bears the name of the founder of modern Singapore.
Interestingly, the mosque is oriented in the direction of Mecca instead of being aligned with the urban planning grid (Tan, 2016). Take a look at the Google map screenshot.
References:
Tan, J. HS. (2016). Sultan Mosque. Singapore Infopedia. Retrieved from https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_753_2005-01-03.html
References:
Tan, J. HS. (2016). Sultan Mosque. Singapore Infopedia. Retrieved from https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_753_2005-01-03.html
