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80°F / 26°C
(Partly Sunny. Warm.)
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140 Telok Ayer Street
Singapore
068604
Raffles Place or Tanjong Pagar
+65 6736 2000
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One of the oldest Tamil Muslim mosques in the Straits Settlements, the Nagore Durgha Shrine was completed in 1830. Sometimes called Masjid Chulia, it initially served as a cultural centre for early Tamil immigrants. The building is dedicated to the memory of Shahul Hamid Durgha, a holy man from Nagore, southern India, whose tomb can be found within the mosque. Because of this, some people feel this building is actually a 'keramat', (place of veneration) not a mosque. Architecturally, it presents an intriguing blend of classical and Indian-Muslim motifs, surmounted by turrets. Note also the Doric columns and Palladian doors.
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