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Masjid Sultan
[[Image:Sultan Mosque 2, Dec 05.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Masjid Sultan at Muscat Street in [[Kampong Glam]]]]
The '''Masjid Sultan''' (or ''Sultan Mosque'') ([[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 苏丹回教堂) is located within the [[Kampong Glam]] district of [[Rochor Planning Area]] in [[Singapore]]. The mosque is considered one of the most important [[mosque]]s in Singapore.

==History==
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[[Architect]] [[Denis Santry]] of Swan and Maclaren adopted a [[Indo-Saracenic|Saracenic]] style, incorporating [[minaret]]s and [[balustrade]]s. The mosque was completed after four years in [[1928]].  

Sultan Mosque has stayed essentially unchanged since it was built, with only repairs carried out to the main hall in the [[1960s]] and an annex added in [[1993]]. It was [[gazette]]d as a [[National Monuments of Singapore|national monument]] on [[14 March]] [[1975]].


==Gallery==
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Image:Bussorah Mall 2, Dec 05.JPG
Image:Sultan Mosque, Dec 05.JPG
Image:Sultan Mosque 2, Dec 05.JPG
Image:Sultan Mosque 3, Dec 05.JPG
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==See also==
*[[Timeline of Islamic history]]
*[[Islamic architecture]]
*[[Islamic art]]
*[[List of mosques]]

==Reference==
*National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press, ISBN 9814068233

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==External links==
*[http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/architecture/sultanmosque.html Sultan Mosque]

[[Category:Mosques in Singapore|Sultan]]
[[Category:Tourism sites in Singapore]]
[[Category:Historical sites in Singapore]]
[[Category:National Monuments of Singapore]]

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