5-406: Lal Masjid or Red Mosque may refer to: Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque , Pettah, Sri Lanka Lal Masjid, Islamabad , Pakistan Siege of Lal Masjid , 2007 2008 Lal Masjid bombing Lal Masjid, Delhi , India Red Mosque, Berat , Albania Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-555: The Gothic revival and Neo-classical styles. Originally it had the capacity for 1,500 worshippers although at the time only around 500 were attending prayers. It is a distinctive red and white candy-striped two-storey building, with a clock tower, and is reminiscent of the Jamek Mosque in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia (constructed in 1910). Before other landmarks were built, some claim that
15-725: The Samman Kottu Palli , Rathu Palliya , Red Masjid or the Red Mosque ) is a historic mosque in Colombo , Sri Lanka . It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah . The mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city. Construction of the Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque commenced in 1908 and the building was completed in 1909. The mosque was commissioned by
20-514: The local Indian Muslim community, based in Pettah, to fulfill their required five-times-daily prayer and Jummah on Fridays. The mosque's designer and builder was Habibu Lebbe Saibu Lebbe (an unlettered architect), and was based on details/images of Indo-Saracenic structures provided by South Indian traders, who commissioned him. It is a hybrid style of architecture, that draws elements from native Indo-Islamic and Indian architecture, and combines it with
25-713: The title Lal Masjid . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lal_Masjid&oldid=1002713201 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque ( Sinhala : කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය , romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya , Tamil : மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல் , romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal , (known colloquially as
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