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{{Infobox religious building
| name                  = Sultan Mosque
| native_name           = Masjid Sultan <br> مسجد سلطان 
| native_name_lang      = ms
| image                 = Masjid Sultan after Repaint.jpg
| image_upright         = 
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==History==
When Singapore was ceded to the [[United Kingdom|British]] in 1819, [[Temenggong Abdul Rahman]], the [[Temenggong of Johor]], and Sultan Hussain Shah of [[Johor]], under whose jurisdiction Singapore f
allell, 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.

The area around Kampong Glam was also allocated for [[Malay people|Malays]] and other [[Muslim]]s. Hussain built a [[palace]] there and brought his family and a complete entourage from the [[Riau]] islands. Many of the Sultan's and Temenggong's followers came to Kampong Glam from the Riau Islands, [[Malacca]] and [[Sumatra]].

Sultan Hussain then decided to build a mosque befitting his status. He constructed a mosque next to his palace from 1824 to 1826 with funds solicited from the [[British East India Company|East India Company]]. With a two-tiered [[pyramid]]al roof, it was of a typical design. The original building was replaced with a new mosque.

The management of the mosque was headed by Alauddin Shah, the Sultan's grandson, until 1879, when he passed the torch in to five community leaders. In 1914, the [[lease]] was extended by the government for a further 999 years and a new board of [[trustee]]s was appointed, with two representatives from each faction of the Muslim community.

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 & Maclaren]] adopted a [[Indo-Saracenic|Saracenic]] style, incorporating [[minaret]]s and [[balustrade]]s. The mosque was completed after four years in 1928.

==Opening==
The mosque was partially completed by two-third and was formally opened in 27 December 1929.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19291230-1.2.64|title=NEW SULTAN MOSQUE AT KAMPONG GLAM.|access-date=2018-09-24}}</ref> The mosque was fully completed in 1932.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19320226-1.2.13|title=MATTERS OF MUSLIM INTEREST|access-date=2018-09-24}}&(contracted; show full)
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