The dazzling Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque, a most distinctive building in Colombo. Sri Lanka.

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Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (known colloquially as the Samman Kottu Palli, Rathu Palliya, Red Masjid or the Red Mosque) is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Located on Second Cross Street in the Pettah bazaar district, it is a distinctive red and white candy-striped building with a clock tower. Completed in 1909, the mosque was commissioned by the local Indian Muslim community. It has a hybrid architectural style that draws elements from Indo-Islamic and Indian architecture and combines them with Gothic revival and Neo-classical styles.

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Size: 2404px × 3492px
Location: Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Keith Mundy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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