Big Mosque, Poonamallee
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| Big Mosque | |
|---|---|
பூந்தமல்லி பெரிய பள்ளிவாசல் | |
| File:PERIYA PALLIVASAL POONAMALLEE SUNNATH WAL JAMA'TH.jpg | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Chennai |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
Shown within Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°03′13″N 80°16′27″E / 13.053737°N 80.274177°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Date established | 1653 |
The Big Mosque (Tamil: பூந்தமல்லி பெரிய பள்ளிவாசல்) in Poonamallee, a suburb of Chennai, India was constructed during the rule of the Golconda Sultanate by Rustam, son of a Golconda courtier named Astirabad Dhulfiqar. Constructed in 1653, it was the first in Tamil Nadu to be built in the Indo-Saracenic style. The mosque follows the principles of Ahle Sunnath-Wal-Jama'th.
References
- S. Muthiah, ed. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India. Vol. 1. Palaniappa Brothers. p. 124.
