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Sultan Masjid

Keywords : Masjid, Mughal-Moorish style, Kampong Glam, Sir Stanford

Site common nameSultan Masjid
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CitySingapore
StateSingapore
CountrySingapore
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 1.301944
Long : 103.858889

History of productionWhen Singapore was transferred to the British empire, Sir Stanford allowed the Muslim Malays and Sultan Hussian Shahof to reside in Kampong Glam village. The Sultan constructed a mosque and his palace in 1824-1826. Formerly, the original mosque was in the indigenous style of sloping-roof fashion, similar to those in Melaka. However, in 1924, the mosque was too damage to be restore. British architect then re-constructed the mosque in the fashion of Mughal-Moorish style which was so popular during this period.
ArtThis mosque is of Mughal-Moorish style which was so popular during the British colonization period, comparable to most of mosques in Malaysia designed by the British. The Indian style is noticeable from the dome with the cylindrical drum and the flower petals on the top of the dome. Indian-styled Chhatri pavilions are also applied for this mosque. However, the multi-foil arch in the centre is of Moorish style, not Indian one.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age20-24 centuries
ReligionIslam

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali