Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque
Second Cross Street, Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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.
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