Masjid E Ala is situated near the Bangalore Gate is the Maszid standing on a high basement with an open court in the front and covered verandah with a spacious prayer hall with the “Mihrab” on the west.

It was built by Tipu Sultan when he became the King of Mysore in the 18th Century. There is an inscription mentioning the ninety-nine names of Allah and another records the date of its construction by Tipu in 1787 A.D

The lofty double storied octagonal shaped minarets with pigeonholes surmounted by domes are an added grandeur to the structure. 

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