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The first mosque
The first mosque was completed in 1826 beside the Istana Kampong Glam
Hussein Shah of Johor ordered the mosque built next to the Istana Kampong Glam, and it was completed in 1826 with funding from locals and from Stamford Raffles. A domed mausoleum was built behind it after 1891.
Rebuilt
It was rebuilt in stages from 1925 so that daily prayers were not disrupted
The mosque fell into dilapidation, and plans for a larger one were confirmed in 1924. The Irish architect Denis Santry designed it. Parts of the old mosque were demolished and rebuilt in stages, and the work was completed in 1932.
Glass bottles
The domes are ringed with the ends of glass bottles collected from the poor
The mosque has two identical gold-coloured onion domes. The bases of the domes are adorned with the sawn-off ends of glass bottles that were collected from the poor during the rebuilding.
The minarets
Its two minarets alone may still broadcast the adhan in Singapore
Two eight-storey minarets stand on either side of the eastern facade facing Muscat Street. They are the only minarets in the country still allowed to broadcast the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer.
Today
A restoration begun in 2014 took about two years to complete
The mosque was gazetted a national monument on 8 March 1975. In 2014 the MUIS organised an extensive restoration that took approximately two years, with a plaque unveiled on 16 January 2016. Its grounds are open to visitors of different faiths.
Day 2, afternoon
It comes after Peranakan Museum. Then Haji Lane.
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