Mosque Shafie
Mosque Shafie stands in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap, beneath Signal Hill and among the neighbourhood’s colourful houses. It occupies the corner of Chiappini Street and Church Street. From here, the streets connect a historic Cape Malay community with one of the city’s established places of worship.
Founded in 1876, the mosque became Cape Town’s seventh and Bo-Kaap’s fifth. Its earlier life as a church adds another layer to the building’s history. Cape Dutch and Islamic influences meet in its architecture, combining traditional Islamic motifs with local materials.
The mosque supports worship, community gatherings and cultural life for local Muslim residents. Its position below Signal Hill keeps the surrounding landscape close, while its former church structure preserves a tangible trace of Cape Town’s changing architectural history.
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