Badshahi Mosque facts for kids

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Badshahi Masjid
Quick facts for kidsBadshahi Masjid
Basic information
Location	Lahore, Pakistan
Geographic coordinates	31°35′18″N 74°18′50″E / 31.58847°N 74.313787°E
Affiliation	Islam
Province	Punjab
District	Lahore
Year consecrated	1671
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Leadership	Aurangzeb
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Islamic, Mughal
Completed	1673
Specifications
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	8 (4 square, 4 smaller octagonal)
Minaret height	54 m (square),

View from Minto Park

It is one of the historical place in Pakistan.The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد), or the 'Emperor's Mosque', was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan, near the Minar-e-Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal It has four minerats. Two are minor and two are major.It is the fifth largest mosque in the world.

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Badshahi Mosque stands across the Hazuri Bagh from Lahore Fort.
Entrance to the main prayer hall is through arches made of red sandstone city was made an imperial capital by the earlier Emperor, Akbar, who established the nearby Lahore Fort.
The Badshahi Mosque features a monumental gateway that faces the Hazuri Bagh quadrangle and Lahore Fort.
The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (white edifice) is a Sikh shrine that was built next to the mosque in 1848.
Badshahi Mosque had fallen into disrepair after the city's Sikh rule
The mosque is heavily used during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
The mosque's interior is embellished with Mughal frescoes and carved marble.
The intricately painted entryway
The ceiling of the prayer hall is embellished with elegant floral frescoes and Middle-Eastern style muqarnas.
The mosque features intricate Mughal frescoes.
Entry gateway, as viewed from the mosque's courtyard
Silhouette of the mosque's architectural elements
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The mosque's southern view from Fort Street
The interior of the mosque is embellished with intricate floral motifs.
An example of Badshahi Mosque's intricate decoration.
The Tomb of Allama Iqbal is located immediately north of the mosque's monumental gateway
Light fixtures at the mosque
An evening view of the Badshahi Mosque.
The mosque at night
Side view
A view over the mosque's marble domes.
A view of Badshahi Mosque from the Alamgiri Gate.
The mosque's entry gateway connects the mosque to the Hazuri Bagh
Entry gate's design
Panoramic view of Badshahi Mosque as seen from Food Street Fort Road