Mecca Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India accommodating upto 10,000 worshippers. The mosque got its name from the belief that the bricks inserted over the central arch were baked out of clay brought from Mecca, and also from the grand mosque at Mecca on which it is patterned. The constructions of this mosque was started by Sultan Muhammad Qutub Shah, the work continued during the reign of Abdullah Qutub Shah and Abul Hassan Tana Shah and was completed in 1694 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

The hall measures 67m by 54m and is 23m in height. Fifteen arches, five on each of the three sides, support the roof. A high wall to provide the `mehrab` blocks the western side. A room in the courtyard is believed to house the relic of the Prophet Mohammad. At each end does an arched gallery that is crowned by a dome top two huge octagonal columns made out of a single piece of granite each. The colonnades and door arches have inscriptions from the Quran. Now it has been wire meshed to stop birds nesting in the ceiling and liming the floor. It took about 8000 Masons and laborers and 77 years to complete.

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