Difference between revisions 845715477 and 860967515 on enwiki

< previous diff
next diff >
Masjid Sultan
{{copy-paste|url=http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6907/Singapores-100-Historic-Places.html|date=January 2017 }}
{{Infobox religious building
|name = Masjid Sultan <br> مسجد سلطان <br /> Sultan Mosque
|native_name = 
|image = Masjid Sultan after Repaint.jpg
|image_size = 300px
|caption = Photographed after Aidilfitri Prayers 2015, with a fresh coat of paint.
| map_type              = Singapore
| map_size              = 
| map_alt               = 
| map_relief            = 
| map_caption           = Location in Singapore⏎
|religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
|location = {{Flagicon|Singapore}} 3, Muscat Street, [[Kampong Glam]], [[Singapore]] 198833
|tradition = [[Sunni Islam]]
| patron                = 
| website               = {{url|http://sultanmosque.sg/}}
| architect             = [[Denis Santry]]⏎
|architecture_type = Mosque
|architecture_style = [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic style]]
|year_completed= 1928
|capacity = 5,000
|dome_quantity = 
|dome_height_outer = 
|minaret_quantity = 
|minaret_height = 
|coordinates = {{coord|1.3022|103.8590|display=inline,title}}
|construction_cost = $200,000 (1924)
|website = http://sultanmosque.sg/⏎
| designated  = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Singapore|designation1_date=8 March 1975}}
}}
[[File:Masjid Sultan.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Masjid Sultan at Muscat Street in [[Kampong Glam]]]]
[[File:Masjid Sultan Singapura.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Masjid Sultan Sign]]
'''Masjid Sultan''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: مسجد سلطان), or '''Sultan Mosque''', is a [[mosque]] located at Muscat Street and [[North Bridge Road]] within the [[Kampong Glam]] precinct of the district of [[Rochor]] in [[Singapore]]. The mosque is considered one of the most important mosques in Singapore. The prayer hall and domes highlight the mosque's star features.

==History==
⏎
⏎
When Singapore was ceded to the [[United Kingdom|British]] in 1819, [[Temenggung|Temenggong]] [[Abdul Rahman]], the island's chief, and [[Hussein Shah of Johor|Sultan Hussain Shah]] of [[Johor]], under whose jurisdiction Singapore fell, acquired small fortunes in exchange for their power. [[Sir Stamford Raffles]] also granted the [[Temenggong]] and the [[Sultan]] an annual [[stipend]] and the use of [[Kampong Glam]] for their residence.

(contracted; show full)

By the early 1900s, Singapore had become a centre for Islamic [[commerce]], [[culture]] and [[art]]. Sultan Mosque soon became too small for this burgeoning community. In 1924, the year of the mosque's [[centenary]], the trustees approved a plan to erect a new mosque. The old mosque had by then also fallen into a state of disrepair.


===Architecture====⏎
[[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.

==Opening==
Opened in 27 December 1929, the 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 8 March 1975.

Today the mosque is currently managed by its own Board of Trustees and Management Board.

==Transportation==
The mosque is accessible from [[Bugis MRT station]].

==See also==
[[File:Masjid Sultan Aerial Perspective.jpg|thumb|left|Masjid Sultan Aerial Perspective. The urban encroachment into the heritage protected precinct of Kampong Glam - home of Singapore's precolonial indigenous artisocracy is visible from this aerial panorama taken in February 2008.]]
* [[Islam in Singapore]]
* [[List of mosques in Singapore]]

==External links==
*[http://sultanmosque.sg/ Masjid Sultan Official Website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/masjidsultan.singapore Masjid Sultan Facebook Page]
*[https://www.instagram.com/masjidsultan/ Masjid Sultan Instagram Page]
*[https://goo.gl/maps/zU1XghFzqCS2 GoogleMaps StreetView of Masjid Sultan.]
*[https://goo.gl/maps/f64oTPhcxB42 GoogleMaps PhotoSphere of Masjid Sultan prayer hall.]

==References==
{{commons category|Masjid Sultan}}
*National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press, {{ISBN|981-4068-23-3}}

{{Mosques in Singapore}}

[[Category:Mosques in Singapore|Sultan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Singapore]]
[[Category:National monuments of Singapore]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1928]]
[[Category:Rochor]]