Galle Fort Meera Jumma Mosque architecture: Victorian baroque facade and coral rag masonry?
What unique architectural fusion of Victorian baroque detailing and traditional coral-stone masonry defines the Meenamma mosque inside Galle Fort?
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The Meera Jumma Mosque, located near the ramparts of Galle Fort, was built in 1904 on the foundation of an earlier 18th-century Muslim prayer hall. The building exhibits a striking architectural hybrid: a traditional Islamic prayer hall floor plan combined with ornate Victorian baroque and Edwardian neoclassical facade treatments, featuring Corinthian pilasters, pointed Moorish arched windows, and a central white clock-tower minaret. The heavy load-bearing walls incorporate salvaged coral-rag limestone blocks bonded with lime plaster.
The interior features polished Italian marble floors, stained glass clerestory panels, and wooden mezzanine prayer galleries.
Located along Rampart Street, the striking red-and-white facade is one of the most photographed religious landmarks inside the fort.
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