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Hajjah Fatimah Masjid

Keywords : Masjid

Site common nameHajjah Fatimah Masjid
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CitySingapore
StateSingapore
CountrySingapore
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 1.302778
Long : 103.862778

History of productionIt was built in Kam Pong Klam village, a muslim-Malay village in Singapore. Sultan Masjid is also located in this village. This masjid was built on the old house of a muslim woman named Anyah Fatimah, who became rich from trading. When she died, her grave was also built in this Masjid.
ArtThis is a very interesting Masjid as it combines the styles of Mokul art from India with European art. In particular, the tower of this Masjid is of European style being an octagonal tower with a marquee shape at the top. This is very similar to Christian churches in Europe. The design of this Masjid was done by British architects.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age24-25 Centuries BE.
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