Pardon having to waste time waiting for the slideshow to scroll slowly =x
The pictures were too big to post into the entry =(
When was Sultan Mosque first built and by whom?
The Sultan Mosque was built between 1824 to 1826. The project was proposed by Sultan Hussein.
How did Sultan Mosque get its name?
It is believed that the mosque is named “Sultan Mosque” as the proposal was put up by Sultan Hussein himself.
Who designed the present Sultan Mosque and in what style?
Work on the new mosque took place between 1925 to 1928 and was done in phases, so that prayers in the mosque were not disrupted.
Denis Santry, an architect from the British architecture firm of Swan & Maclaren, designed it in the Islamic Saracenic style with domes, minarets and balustrades.
Check out the two domes of the mosque. Do you spot anything interesting?
The building’s outstanding features are its two large golden-yellow domes, each flanked by two slender minarets. It is from these minarets that the call to prayer can be heard five times daily. The mosque has a decorative band at the base of the domes, which is made from the bottoms of glass bottles. (Picture in slideshow)
There is a small private royal grave where Sultan Hussein and his relatives (Such as his grandson Tengku Allum) are buried there. The grounds are locked though.
The Sultan Mosque is a really beautiful monument. As seen, the photographer was quite unable to stop herself from taking pictures. When we reached the mosque it was close to prayer time and the area was pretty packed. Regardless, we took our time looking at the specifics such as the decorative band of glass bottles and the minarets.
The plus point of having many people around the area was that we were able to get someone to help us a rare group picture!
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