Badshahi Mosque facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Badshahi Masjid |
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Basic information | |
Location | ![]() |
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), |
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.
- Sheesh Mahaln
- Taj Mahal
- Shalimar Gardens Lahore
- Lahore Fort
- Minar-e-Pakistan
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Badshahi Mosque stands across the Hazuri Bagh from Lahore Fort.
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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.
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The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (white edifice) is a Sikh shrine that was built next to the mosque in 1848.
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Badshahi Mosque had fallen into disrepair after the city's Sikh rule
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The mosque is heavily used during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
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The mosque's interior is embellished with Mughal frescoes and carved marble.
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The mosque features intricate Mughal frescoes.
