Masjid Hajjah Fatimah is a mosque located along Beach Road in the Kampong Glam district within the Kallang Planning Area in Singapore. The mosque was designed in a mix of Islamic and European architectural styles, and completed in 1846. The mosque is named after an aristocratic Malay lady, Hajjah Fatimah, who commissioned its construction.Make Hajjah Fatimah Mosque a part of your Singapore vacation plans using our Singapore road trip planning app.
The building of the mosque was initiated by Hajjah Fatimah, who was originally from a wealthy Malaccan family. She married a Bugis prince from Celebes who ran a trading post in Singapore. However, her husband died while she was still young, and she continued to run his business after his death, acquiring a large fortune with her ships. In the late 1830s, her house on Java Road was broken into twice, and set on fire on the second time. Hajjah Fatimah however was away when the arson attack occurred and was therefore unharmed, and to express her gratitude for her safety, she instructed the building of a mosque on the site where the house once stood.
The mosque was designed by an unnamed British architect. It has been suggested that the minaret was designed by John Turnbull Thomson due to a perceived similarity to the design of the first spire of St Andrew's Cathedral, there is however no evidence for this. The mosque was built in 1845–1846.
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This historical mosque is located not far away from the Nicoll Highway MRT station. The surrounding is calm and clean. The view is great.
This historical mosque is located not far away from the Nicoll Highway MRT station. The surrounding is calm and clean. The view is great. more »
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This mosque was built by a wealthy Malacca-born businesswoman in gratitude for several escapes from danger. The wooden window balcony above the two-storey entrance gate reflects a Moorish design...
This mosque was built by a wealthy Malacca-born businesswoman in gratitude for several escapes from danger. The wooden window balcony above the two-storey entrance gate reflects a Moorish design... more »
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Interesting history of the mosque that was built by the late businesswomen named Hajjah Fatimah. It was told that the minaret were tilted slightly by 6° in 1975 as it was builty on sandy soil. Restoration works was done to ensure it doesn't tilt any further. Famously known as "the leaning tower of Singapore".
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The feeling of nostalgia when u walk in the mosque felt like its takes us back in time ...the historic building for prayer is such a beautiful experience the calmness surroundings n the details of the structure of it was well preserved it look like the mini leaning tower of pisa as it was famously called unbelievably it is already 100 century old recently celebrated
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