Badshahi Mosque
The Badshahi Mosque (Punjabi, Urdu: بادشاہی مسجد, or Imperial Mosque) is a Mughal era mosque in Lahore, caipital o the Pakistani province o Punjab.[1] The mosque is locatit wast o Lahore Fort alang the ootskirts o the Wawed Ceety o Lahore.[2] The mosque is widely conseedert tae be ane o Lahore's maist iconic laundmerks.[3]
| Badshahi Mosque | |
|---|---|
بادشاہی مسجد | |
.jpg) A view o the mosque's prayer haw | |
| Releegion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Geografic coordinates | 31°35′17.07″N 74°18′36.45″E / 31.5880750°N 74.3101250°ECoordinates: 31°35′17.07″N 74°18′36.45″E / 31.5880750°N 74.3101250°E |
| Architecture | |
| Teep | Mosque |
| Style | Indo-Islamic, Mughal |
| Completit | 1673 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 56,000 |
| Dome(s) | 3 |
| Minaret(s) | 8 (4 major, 4 minor) |
| Minaret hicht | 176 ft 4 in (53.75 m) |
| Materials | Reid saundstane, marble |
References eedit
- ↑ "Lahore's iconic mosque stood witness to two historic moments where tolerance gave way to brutality".
- ↑ "Badshahi Mosque". Ualberta.ca. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 Januar 2014.
- ↑ "Holiday tourism: Hundreds throng Lahore Fort, Badshahi Masjid - The Express Tribune" (in Inglis). 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016.