Hajjah Fatimah Mosque, minaret : general view



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01 Jan 2008

Photographed By Singapore. Preservation of Monuments Board

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This is a photograph of the Hajjah Fatimah Mosque minaret. The mosque, located at Beach Road, was gazetted as a national monument on 28 June 1973. Title devised by Library staff.


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