Shitta-Bey Mosque

Shitta-Bey Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusActive
Location
LocationLagos Island, Lagos
CountryNigeria
Architecture
Architect(s)João Baptista da Costa [pt]
TypeMosque
StyleAfro-Brazilian Architecture
FounderMohammed Shitta Bey
Date establishedJuly 4, 1894 (1894-07-04)
Groundbreaking1881
CompletedFebruary 7, 1892; 132 years ago (1892-02-07)
Construction cost£3000[1][2]
Specifications
Capacity200
Minaret(s)1
Materialsconcrete, granite and marble
Designated as NHLNational Monument[3]
Some sources reported £5,000[4] and £7000.[5]

Shitta-Bey Mosque is a mosque, religious learning centre and one of the oldest mosques in Nigeria.[6] The mosque is located at Martins Ereko Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was established in 1892 and designated as National monument by Nigerian Commission for Museums and Monuments in 2013.[3] The mosque, considered one of the most important historical legacies of Nigeria,[7] Shitta-Bey Mosque was named after its founder Sierra Leonean-born Nigerian, Mohammed Shitta Bey, who was an aristocrat, philanthropist and businessman.[8]

  1. ^ "Shitta Bey Mosque". City Seeker. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ Fasinro, Hassan Adisa Babatunde. Political and cultural perspectives of Lagos. University of Michigan. p. 188.
  3. ^ a b "Shitta Bey Mosque: Visiting a historic masterpiece". Daily Trust. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "121-year-old Shitta-Bey mosque, Nigeria". Masjed, Iran. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ Geaves, Ron. Islam in Victorian Britain: The Life and Times of Abdullah Quilliam. Kube Publishing Ltd, 2010. p. 75. ISBN 9781847740380. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ Nurudeen, Nahimah Ajikanle (Oct 23, 2015). "Shitta Bey Mosque: Visiting a historic masterpiece". Daily Trust Newspapers. Daily Trust Newspapers. Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Nigeria's Turkish mosque, the trust of Sultan Abdülhamid II". Dailysabah.com. Daily Sabah. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Shitta-Bey Mosque – Isale Eko". Retrieved 2023-10-08.