Shitta Bey Mosque

Maker:

Costa, João Batista da

Medium:

cement (construction material) wood (plant material) stucco tile (material)

Tradition:

Islamic

Place of Origin:

Nigeria > Lagos

Date:

1891-94

ID:

220019

Keywords:

Mosque Islam Afro-Brazilian Transatlantic West Africa Nigeria Architecture Text Inscriptions

Notes:

Photograph two The British Museum, Arthur Henry Prest Collection, “Mahomedan Mosque Lagos,” Af, A46.42

While there is some debate about who the actual architects were (either João Batista da Costa or Martin and Porphyrio), it was one of the first and remains arguably the most prominent example of the Afro-Brazilian mosques in Nigeria. It was one of the very first mosques to be built out of non-perishable materials in the city.