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Badshahi Mosque, Lahore |
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The “Emperor's Mosque” or the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is one of the best known landmark of the city and is a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era.
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The mosque has a capability to accommodate 55,000 worshippers and is the second largest mosque in Pakistan. The design of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore closely resemble the Jama Masjid of Delhi which was built in 1648 by his father, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The mosque is located opposite to the Lahore Fort illustrating its stature in Mughal Empire.
In conjunction with the building of the mosque a new gate was built at the fort and is named Alamgiri Gate after the name of the emperor. Recently a small museum has also been added to the complex of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore which contain relics of Muhammad, his cousin and his daughter Hazrat Fatima Zahra. The mosque is vast and majestic. Its interior has rich embellishment in stucco tracery or Manbatkari and panelling with a freaco touch. All are in marble inlay and bold relief. The exterior is decorated with stone carving as well as marble inlay on red sandstone, especially on loti form motif in bold relief. The mosque has Indo-Greek, Central Asian and Indian architectural influence both in technique and motifs.
The north enclosure wall of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore was laid close to the bank of river Ravi. The steps leading to the prayer chamber and its plinth are mortleyed in marble. The prayer chamber is very deep and is divided into seven compartments by rich engraved rches carried on very heavy piers. In the eastern aisle, the ceiling of the compartment is flat with a curved border at the pelmet. The original floor of the courtyard was laid with small kiln-burnt bricks laid in a typical muslim pattern.
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