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Mecca Masjid This mosque was a major Qutb Shahi project, begun by Muhammad Qutb Shah but not completed until the Mughal conquest. Its prayer chamber, the largest in Hyderabad, is entered through five lofty arches, the central arch slightly higher than the rest. Above this simple facade is a projecting eave supported on lotus brackets and a crenellated parapet. The massive corner minarets have octagonal arcaded balconies at the parapet level and Mughal-style domes.

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