Feb 102010
The Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque), in metropolis is the ordinal maximal masjid in Pakistan and South aggregation and the fifth maximal masjid in the world. It is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era.
Badshahi Mosque
Capable of accommodating 10,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and 100,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the maximal masjid in the concern from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the ordinal maximal masjid in Pakistan and South aggregation and the fifth maximal masjid in the concern after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina, the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca and the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.
To appreciate its large size, the four minarets of the Badshahi Mosque are 13.9 ft (4.2 m) taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m2) courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque, which is the maximal masjid courtyard in the world.
GPS coordinates: 31° 35′ 18.49″ N, 74° 18′ 49.63″ E
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Its really great that it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world.
Many of people didn’t know about the fact that the Badshahi Mosque was built opposite the Lahore Fort, emphasizing its stature in the Mughal Empire.
It is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era.
The exterior is decorated with stone carving as well as marble inlay on red sandstone, specially of lotiform motifs in bold relief which is one the most beautiful about this
The Badshahi Masjid is gorgeous to see, there is no doubt about it. The incredibly size of the mosque itself is quite impressive.
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Badshahi Mosque is lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction…it is looking really great..its exterior are good but interior are also incredible..
It’s really very strange that many of people didn’t know about the fact that the Badshahi Mosque was built opposite the Lahore Fort. It is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore is incredible!It is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era….i would love to visit it again!
Thanks for giving the map with this post..It will really helpful..Nice post..
Love this mosque. live in the neighbour of mosque so have visited many times…
Love this mosque. live in the neighbours of mosque so have visited many times…
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