The most impressive mosque in Bangalore is Jumma Masjid, situated near City Market. It dazzles in the sun with its exterior of pristine white marble from Rajasthan. Rayyaz Asifuddin from Hyderabad designed it and the foundation stone was laid by Sir Mirza Ismail (Dewan of Mysore) in 1940. Its balconies are exquisitely fashioned with jali work.

It is a five-storeyed structure, which can accommodate up to 10,000 worshippers. The atmosphere inside the mosque is cool, serene and airy, with an ablution pool in the centre. However the oldest mosque in the city is the Jumma Masjid at Cantonment area, which is a brick and mortar structure with ornate jali-work and floral motifs in plaster on the facade. It is located on Old Poor House Road and was once called the Sangian Jamia Masjid. Granite pillars adorn the raised prayer hall of the mosque.