Constance Gordon-Cumming wrote 'All is of the same deep red stone inlaid with white marble, and verses from the Koran in huge letters in black marble, the three great domes of white marble are fluted with black, and carry the eye up to the glittering pinnacles; the tall minarets are fluted with red and white alternatively, while every little turret is crowned with a marble dome supported by red pillars. Add this to a few green trees, a clear blue sky with fleecy white clouds, and an atmosphere of balmy sunshine and you have before you a temple worthy of the name.' (C.F.Gordon-Cumming, From the Hebrides to the Himalayas, London, 1876, p.54)