The Jumma masjid near the Killa Arrak has fifty polygonal pillars, arranged in five rows, and connected by a system of arches, which divide the building into twenty-seven equal compartments, each covered by a small domical vault of simple but elegant design. Of the nine pointed arches in front, five were erected by Malik Ambar in A.D. 1612, and the remaining four were added by Aurangzib. The plinth is high, and contains several chambers which open on the market side. The sloping cornice is supported on brackets, and the parapet wall is neatly perforated. The corner angles contain octagonal shafts, ornamented with discs, &c, and carrying little domes. The design of the mosque is in very good taste, plain but solid, and more like the buildings of Bijapur. A spacious court in front of the mosque, has open-fronted buildings on three sides for travellers; and a cistern in the centre of the court, is supplied with water from the Malik Ambar canal.
