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Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad
Posted by Pranusha on Monday, 30 August 2010
Mecca Masjid is one of the oldest Masjids in the city. Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah began building it in 1617 under the supervision of Mir Faizullah Baig and Rangiah Choudhary. Mughal emperor Aurangzeb completed the construction in 1694. It took 77 years to come up as the magnificent edifice we see today. Like many other ancient buildings in the city, the Masjid is a granite giant with awe-inspiring innards. The main hall of the Masjid is 75 feet High, 220 feet Wide and 180 feet Long, big enough to accommodate Ten thousand Worshippers at a time.