See & Do

Sultan Mosque

The best view of the Sultan Mosque is probably from the end of Bussorah Street in the Kampong Glam district, a street that’s home to coffee houses, as well as antique and traditional clothing stores. From this vantage point, you’ll enjoy the sight of the striking golden dome, beneath which lies the beating heart of the Muslim faith.

The earlier mosque on this same site was erected in 1825 with a S$3000 donation from East India Company. A century later in 1928, Denis Santry, an architect of Swan and McLaren, employed the Islamic-Saracenic style that combines ideas from Indian and Islamic traditions, designing a Mosque that incorporated the use of minarets and balusters.

For a chance to be part of the lively festivities around here, visit the Sultan Mosque during the fasting month of Ramadan or Hari Raya Haji. While you’re here, look carefully at the shimmering necks of the domes – you might realise that it’s actually made by the bases of thousands of ordinary glass bottles.