One of the ancient masjids in the city of Hyderabad is the Mecca Masjid. It is also the one of the largest among the religious buildings in Hyderabad. Construction of this Masjid was started by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah in around1617. Rangiah Choudhary and Mir Faizullah Baig were in charge of the supervision of the construction of the Mecca Masjid-Hyderabad.

The structure of the Mecca Masjid was finally completed by Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor. That was in the year 1694. The Masjid took as long as seventy-seven years to b with awe-inspiring become the outstanding construction that it is. Hyderabad has many old buildings made of granite. The mosque is no exception to that. It is a magnificent structure made of granite. The inside of the building is marvelous and is awe-inspiring. Mecca Masjid is a colossal structure, in which the main hall is about seventy-five feet high, one hundred and eighty feet long and two hundred and twenty feet wide. About ten thousand people can fit in the mosque at the same time.

There are fifteen arches in the mosque. These are equally distributed, five arches on each of the three sides. A lofty wall covers the west of the Mecca Masjid. It has been named after the Grand Mosque that is situated at Mecca. The mosque in Hyderabad is patterned on the world famous mosque in Mecca. There are two octagonal pillars on each side of the Masjid. These are made out of sole pieces of granite.

Mecca masjid is situated only a hundred yards of the notable building of Charminar. It lies in the southwest direction of the famous Charminar. It is one of the sacred places of worship for the Muslims.

Last Updated on 19 May 2011

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