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The Big
Mosque or Wallajah Mosque is situated at Walajah Road in Triplicane.
It is built in 1795 by the Wallajah
family in memory of the Nawab. The Prince of Arcot is closely
associated with this mosque at present also.
The mosque is built of grey granite. No Steel or wood is used in its
construction. This is one of the most beautiful shrine in Chennai
and is one of the important Muslim pilgrimage sites in the south.
The Mosque has two minarets at the front. Medieval architecture is
clearly visible in the construction of this great mosque. This
mosque is one of the most attractive one in India and is one of the
historical monumets of Chennai.
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