The Sultan Mosque

Title
The Sultan Mosque
Year/Period
c. 1950
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 8.2 x 13.1 cm,
Frame size: 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Accession No.
1995-00464

Located at Muscat Street, Sultan's Mosque was named after the first Sultan of Singapore, Sultan Hussein Shah. The Mosque was built around 1824 by Sultan Hussein Shah himself, with a grant from the East India Company. It was designed by Denis Santry of Swan & Maclaren in Saracenic style and incorporated domes, minarets and balustrades. A special feature of the Mosque is the base of its dome which is formed out of many glass bottles.