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The Makkah Mosque is a mosque in the city of Chennai, India. The dargah of Syed Musa Sha Khaderi is located near the mosque. The masjid is located on Anna Salai. The five-storeyed mosque is one of the largest in India and can house 5,000 worshippers at a time.
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பஹ்ராம் ஜங் மசூதி Bahrām Jang Machūdi
Late 18th century.
Wallajah Mosque; வாலஜா மசூதி Vālajā Machūdi
This is a historical landmark. Constructed by the Wallajah family in memory of Nawab Muhammad Ali Walajah, in 1795. It is an imposing structure of symmetry and form of architectural magnificence with an imposing facade. The Mosque stands on extensive grounds, which are being used as a forum for religious and cultural activities. The magnificent grey granite structure is built without steel and wood. This architectural marvel is one of the important mosques in Chennai. The Nawab’s descendants are still living in a mansion known as Amir Mahal. One distinctive feature of this mosque is that the chronogram engraved in stone and fixed on the inside of the western wall of the mosque is by a non-Muslim, Rajah Makkan Lal “Khirad”, a Persian and Arabic scholar of repute, who was the private secretary to the Nawab. It may be mentioned in this regard that, as far as is known, no other mosque in the world has a chronogram composed by a non-Muslim. The Mosque has two minarets at the front. Medieval architecture is clearly visible in the construction of this great mosque. The Eid Prayer timing remains the same, 10AM, since 1749 A.D. This historic mosque is under the management of H.H. Adjoining the Wallajah Mosque is the tomb of the great Islamic saint Maulana Abdul Ali Bahrul Uloom, a divine scholar of the days of the Nawab Wallajah. In this enclosure also are the tombs of the late Nawabs of the Carnatic, the Princess of Arcot and other eminent Muslim scholars and theologians. Wallajah Mosque can be reached either from Ellis Rd (backside) or the Triplicane High Rd.
Napier Park
மேரி சர்ச் ராணி Mēri Carc Rāṇi
Chepauk Stadium
Opened in 1916 and rebuilt in 2010, this has a capacity of 50,000. It hosts the Tamil Nadu cricket team and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. It's near Marina Beach and not remotely near Chidambaran city, so don't head there.
The building near Marina Beach in Indo-Saracenic style was the official residence of the Nawab of Arcot from 1768 to 1855,.