This 1960s photograph shows the Beach Road vicinity, with Masjid Hajjah Fatimah or Hajjah Fatimah Mosque which is located at 4001 Beach Road. Built between 1845 and 1846, the mosque was named after Hajjah Fatimah, a wealthy businesswoman. The mosque is known for its unique minaret, which has a noticeable tilt. The mosque was gazetted as a national monument in 1973. Date of creation estimated.

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From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Historic Buildings
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Commercial Buildings
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Religious Buildings
• Mosques--Singapore--Photographs
• Commercial buildings--Singapore--Photographs
• Historic buildings--Singapore--Photographs