{"id":2878,"date":"2017-02-15T08:16:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T08:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakpedia.pk\/badshahi-masjid\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T06:24:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T06:24:51","slug":"badshahi-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pakpedia.pk\/badshahi-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"Badshahi Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"

Badshahi Mosque is situated in Lahore which is constructed during Mughal Era by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673. It is situated along with the Walled City and is considered to be the 2nd<\/sup> largest mosque of Pakistan. It has a capacity of 56 thousand worshippers.<\/p>\n

The Mosque resembles Jama Masjid which was constructed by Aurangzeb\u2019s father Shah Jahan. It is constructed under the Mughal Style Architecture and containing 3 floors. Furthermore, it is one of the tourist sites in Pakistan where thousands of tourists visit to see the Mughal Architecture of the 17th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n

After Mughal\u2019s decline, the mosque was used by British and Sikh emperors as a barrack. After their rule, it was repaired in 1960 and 2000 AD with a total cost of 5 million Pakistani Rupees. The article summarizes all the information about the mosque, including Badshahi Mosque Location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Information<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location:<\/td>\nLahore, Punjab Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nickname:<\/td>\nShahi Masjid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type:<\/td>\nMosque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Language Name:<\/td>\n\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0634\u0627\u06c1\u06cc \u0645\u0633\u062c\u062f\u200e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coordinates :<\/td>\n31\u00b035\u203217.07\u2033N 74\u00b018\u203236.45\u2033E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basic Information<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architectural Style:<\/td>\nIndo-Islamic, Mughal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architectural type:<\/td>\nMosque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Completed:<\/td>\n1673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacity:<\/td>\n56,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minaret(s):<\/td>\n8 (4 major, 4 minor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worshippers :<\/td>\n10.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Courtyard:<\/td>\n1, 00,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Built-in:<\/td>\n1648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open hours :<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minaret height:<\/td>\n176 ft 4 in (53.75 m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specification<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architecture :<\/td>\nMughal Style<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floor:<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main Contractor:<\/td>\nNawab Zain Yar Jang Bahadur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Information<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extensive repairs:<\/td>\nFrom 1939 to 1960 at a cost of about 4.8 million rupees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In 2000:<\/td>\nThe blueprint for the repairs was prepared by the late architect Nawab Zen Yar Jang Bahadur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform To Built:<\/td>\nThere are 22 steps built to reach the platform for the mosque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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