A visit to Singapore’s Kampong
Glam district isn’t complete without a stop at Sultan Mosque. With its
massive golden dome and huge prayer hall, the Sultan Mosque is one of
Singapore's most impressive religious buildings, and the focal point of
Muslims in Singapore.
SG-332416, sent by Eileen.
The mosque was first built in
1824 by Sultan Hussain Shah, the first sultan of Singapore, with a grant
from the East India Company. The minarets and balustrades you see today
were added on by architect Denis Santry, who supervised the
reconstruction after the mosque’s centennial celebration.
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The main prayer hall can hold up to 5,000 worshippers, and is one of the biggest and most amazing religious structures in Singapore. - in: http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/see-and-do/culture-and-heritage/places-of-worship/sultan-mosque.html
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