Sunday, February 14, 2016

Frame in Frame of Badshahi Mosque.

Badshahi Mosque  in Lahore was commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Constructed between 1671 and 1673, it was the largest mosque in the world upon construction. It is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and the fifth largest mosque in the world. It is Lahore's most iconic and famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.[1] Aurangzeb's mosque's architectural plan is similar to that of his father, Shah Jahan the Jamia Masjid in Delhi; though it is much larger. it also functions as an Eidgah. The courtyard which spreads over 276,000 square feet, can accommodate one hundred thousand worshippers; ten thousand can be accommodated inside the mosque. TheMinaretes 196 feet (60 m) tall. The Mosque is one of the most famous Mughal structures, but suffered greatly under the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1993, the Government of Pakistan included the Badshahi Mosque in the tentative list for UNESCO

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