POTD: Rooftop tower at Masjid Abdul Gafoor in Singapore

Photo of the Day: The rooftop tower is directly above the cupola above the prayer hall of the mosque.

* Information from Wikipedia article on Masjid Abdul Gaffoor.

The tower has eight sides and has three levels demarcated with Doric pilasters. Photo taken using a Canon EOS M3 and 18-55mm kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.

The tower has eight sides and has three levels demarcated with Doric pilasters. Photo taken using a Canon EOS M3 and 18-55mm kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.

On the lowest of three levels of the tower are eight cinquefoil windows with coloured glass panes which let light through to the interior.

The middle level has pilasters and capitals below a balustrade with bottleneck balusters.

The windows has coloured glass panes and are decorated with recessed cinquefoil arches and mihrab-shaped moulding. Photo taken using a Canon EOS 5Ds and EF 50mm F1.4 USM prime lens. Photo credit: John Tan.

The windows has coloured glass panes and are decorated with recessed cinquefoil arches and mihrab-shaped moulding. Photo taken using a Canon EOS 5Ds and EF 50mm F1.4 USM prime lens. Photo credit: John Tan.

On the top level, there are minarets all around the sides, with onion-shaped domes at the top and a crescent moon and a star at the tip.

At the centre of the tower is a large onion dome with a smaller onion dome above it.

At the pinnacle is again a star and crescent moon.

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