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| Badshahi Masjid | |
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| 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), |
The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد), or the 'Emperor's Mosque', was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era.
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Badshahi Mosque is renowned for the carved marble and elaborate plasterwork that are used throughout the mosque's interior.
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Entrance to the main prayer hall is through arches made of red sandstone and elaborately carved white marble.
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The Badshahi Mosque features a monumental gateway that faces the Hazuri Bagh quadrangle and 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 rulers desecrated the site.
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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.
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Entrance Gate of Badshahi Mosque, view from inside
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A view of the mosque.
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The interior of the mosque is embellished with intricate floral motifs.
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An example of Badshahi Mosque's intricate decoration.
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A night view of the Badshahi Mosque.
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A view over the mosque's marble domes.
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The mosque's interior is elaborately decorated.
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The mosque's entrance faces the Lahore Fort.
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A view of Badshahi Mosque from the Alamgiri Gate.
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The mosque at night.
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A view of the mosque at dusk
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View of the mosque from the courtyard