The  most
impressive mosque in Bangalore is Jamia Masjid, situated near City
Market. It dazzles in the sun with its exterior of pristine white
marble from Rajasthan. Rayyaz Asifuddin from Hyderabad designed it
and the foundation stone was laid by Sir Mirza Ismail (Dewan of Mysore)
in 1940. Its balconies are exquisitely fashioned with jali
work.
It is a five-storeyed structure, which can
accommodate up to 10,000 worshippers. The atmosphere inside the mosque
is cool, serene and airy, with an ablution pool in the centre.
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The oldest mosque in the city, it is a brick and mortar structure
with ornate jali-work and floral motifs in plaster on the facade.
It is located on Old Poor House Road and was once called the Sangian
Jamia Masjid. Granite pillars adorn the raised prayer hall of the
mosque.
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