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The name literally translates into Garden Mosque as it was built on a sugarcane plantation purchased from the Dutch East India Company. The mosque was an initiative of Chowakkaran Moosakakka, a wealthy spice merchant. The church dates back to 1806. It has a distinct traditional Kerala temple-style architecture. This three-story mosque completely bypasses standard Islamic structures. It lack domes or minarets. It follows indigenous Malabar craftsmanship through intricate woodwork, gabled roofs, and copper-plated tiles
The Odathil Mosque, also known as the Odathil Palli, is a mosque, located in the city of Thalassery, in the state of Kerala, India. The mosque was built in c. 1806.
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Kadal Palam
An old 500 feet long pier extending out into the Arabian Sea. Built by East India Company in 1910 for transporting commodities to and from ships. Today it is a popular local scenic point for catching sunsets. However, visitors are not allowed to walk on the pier.
Tellicherry Fort
An 18th-century colonial fortress located on a rocky cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea. It was built by the British East India Company in 1708. It has an oblong square ground plan with high, loop-holed walls and heavy, flanking defensive bastions. The fort features deep, underground chambers once used as ammunition stores or prisons, alongside hidden escape tunnels opening directly out to the sea. The elevated courtyard of the fort houses a lighthouse.
Thalassery Stadium
Thalassery Stadium, located close to the sea, hosts Ranji Trophy cricket matches quite often. Wellesley is believed to have introduced this game in Kerala in the 18th century for British soldiers garrisoned in the Tellichery Fort. India's first cricket club, which was later named the Town Cricket Club, was formed in 1850 at Tellichery by Wellesley. The Tellichery Cricket ground was the hub of cricket activities those days.
St. Rosario Church
Multi-level landscaped recreational park which commands sweeping views of Arabian Sea. It was an initiative of E.N. Overbury, a British Sub-Collector and local judge who served in the Thalassery courts during the 1870s. In 1879, Overbury began constructing a picnic spot on the cliffside slope, but he was not able to complete it. It was completed in the late 19th century, R. Mukundan Malla, the Municipal Chairman of Thalassery,
A prominent temple with carvings as old as 400 years. One of the four famous temples dedicated to Lord Sree Rama in Kerala. Located on an elevated plot of 2.75 hectares with an adjoining temple tank which extends over an area of one hectare, This well maintained temple has excellent wood carvings, terracota art work, mural paintings carved on wooden planks in the ceilings are a repository of art treasure.