Your base for exploring this tourist attraction is the ancient city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. For tourist information about Colombo, go to Colombo Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Sri Lanka, read also the Sri Lanka Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque at Second Cross Street, in the Pettah Bazaar area, is one of the most striking buildings in Colombo. Completed in 1909, the Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque is striped red and white like a layer cake, a design that is reminiscent of another mosque which was also completed in 1909, the Masjid Jamek of Kuala Lumpur. Admittedly, though, the Jami-Ul-Alfar is the more garish of the two. The architect of the Jami-Ul-Alfar was one H.L. Saibo Lebbe, and construction began in 1908, completing the following year.
When I explored Colombo on foot with a few members of AsiaExplorers, we deliberately checked out the Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque. We were graciously admitted into the mosque to admire the structure, which I photograph to share with you here.
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque Photo Gallery
The Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque. Due to the tightness of the composition, I had to use a wide angle lens to shoot it.
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque along Second Cross Street, Pettah.
Worshippers performing ablution before prayers.
View of the ornamental archway of the Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque.
The layer-cake effect of red-and-white stripes is carried throughout the mosque.
One last view of the Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque before continuing down Second Cross Street.
Colombo Travel Guide
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