4K Walk | Singapore | Sultan Mosque, Arab Street and the Kampong Glam District

In this video, we explore the Masjid Sultan, the impressive Sultan Mosque in historic Kampong Gelam is the focal point for Singapore’s Muslim community. Also in the vide are the popular Singaopre night life of Arab street, Haji lane etc.

With its massive golden domes and huge prayer hall, Sultan Mosque is a must-see if you’re in the historic Kampong Gelam district.

Fit for a king
The mosque was built in 1824 for Sultan Hussein Shah, the first sultan of Singapore. Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, gave S$3,000 to the construction of a single-storey building with a double-tiered roof.

A hundred years later, the old mosque was in desperate need of repair. The present mosque as you see it today was designed by Denis Santry from Swan and Maclaren, Singapore’s oldest architectural firm, and rebuilt in 1932.

A little-known fact about the mosque’s reconstruction—North Bridge Road was actually forced to bend around the mosque as it was extended beyond #ArabStreet

Source: https://www.visitsingapore.com/see-do...