Sultan Mosque facing Muscat Street, circa 1950s



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This is a partial view of Sultan Mosque [Masjid Sultan] facing Muscat Street in the Kampong Glam area. It is the biggest mosque in Singapore, built between 1924 and 1928, and designed by Mr. Dennis Santry of Swan and MacLaren. Its features include two massive golden onion-shaped dome and four minarets of Saracenic architecture. On 14 March 1975, the Preservation of Monuments Board gazetted it as a national monument. Title devised by Library staff.