Historic Badshahi Mosque

Badshahi Mosque (mosque بادشاھی), or "Emperor's Mosque was built in 1673 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. This is one of the most famous of the city and major tourist attraction models, beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era.



Accommodating more than 55,000 believers, Badshahi Mosque is the second largest economy in Pakistan after the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Badshahi mosque architecture is closely related to the Jama Masjid in New Delhi in India, which was built in 1648 by the father of Aurangzeb, Emperor Shah Jahan.

Badshahi Mosque is one of the sites where famous Qari Basit (1927-88), a widely acclaimed Egyptian recitor Quran recitation from the Koran.
Date

The mosque was built under the auspices of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. It was completed in 1673, under the supervision of Aurangzeb promotion brother Muzaffar Hussain (also known as Coca-Fidai Khan), who was appointed governor of the city of Lahore in May 1671 and has held this position until in 1675. He was also master of ordnance at the Emperor.

De Bouw van de moskee duurde ongeveer twee jaar van mei 1671 tot en met April 1673. The mosque was built opposite the Lahore Fort, and argued its position in the Mughal empire. In conjunction with the construction of the mosque, a new gate was built a fort, named after the Emperor Alamgiri port.

Starting in 1852, have been undertaken under the reforms of partial supervision of the Badshahi Mosque. Wide-ranging reforms implemented from 1939 to 1960 the amount of about 4.8 million rupees, including the mosque to its original form and condition. From blauwdruk voor de reparaties is opgesteld door wijlen architect Nawab Zen Yar Jang Bahadur.





In 2000, to repair the marble cladding in the basement repaired under the supervision of good Anjum Qureshi. On the occasion of the Second Islamic Summit Conference held at Lahore in February, February 22, 1974, thirty-nine heads of Muslim states offered Friday prayers in the mosque, Badshahi, led by Maulana Abdul Qadir Azad, the "preacher of the mosque.

Recently a small museum has also added to the mosque compound, which relics of Mohammed and his nephew, and was followed by his daughter Fatima Zahra.
Why see



Such as the personality of its founder, the mosque is bold and grand and solemn expression. One of the largest mosque in the world for a long period. Interior and rich stucco decoration (Manbatkari) and panels with a fresco touch, all embossed and inlaid marble.







Outer decorated with carved stone and marble restaurant on the red sandstone, specially for T-shape in relief. The decor is Indian, Greek, Central Asian and Indian influence in both architecture and decoration