Malé Friday Mosque
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The Malé Friday Mosque or the Malé Hukuru Miskiy (Dhivehi: މާލެ ހުކުރު މިސްކިތް) also known as the Old Friday Mosque is one of the oldest and most ornate mosques in the city of Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives. Coral boulders of the genus Porites, found throughout the archipelago, are the basic materials used for construction of this and other mosques in the country because of its suitability. Although the coral is soft and easily cut to size when wet, it makes sturdy building blocks when dry.[1] The mosque was added to the tentative UNESCO World Heritage cultural list in 2008 as unique examples of sea-culture architecture.[1]
Malé Friday Mosque | |
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މާލެ ހުކުރު މިސްކިތް | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Rite | Sunni / Sufism |
Location | |
Location | Malé, Maldives |
State | Kaafu Atoll |
Territory | Malè |
Geographic coordinates | 04°10′41″N 73°30′45″E |
Architecture | |
Style | Traditional Maldivian architecture |
Completed | 1658 |
Master carpenters of the Malé Hukuru Miskiy were Ali Maavadi Kaleyfaanu and Mahmud Maavadi Kaleyfaanu from Kondey, Huvadu.[2]
The calligrapher was Chief Justice Al Faqh Al Qazi Jamaaludheen.[2]
It took 2 years to construct the mosque. In terms of artistic excellence and construction technique using only interlocking assembly, it is one of the finest coral stone buildings of the world.[2]