Badshahi Mosque

                         Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal era mosque in Lahore

Its located on the west of the walled city of Lahore and is a famos landmark of Lahore

Badshahi Mosque was constructed by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir in 1671

It has a significant importance in Mughal archite

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It was the largest mosque during Mughal era and is the second largest mosque of Pakistan as of today

Its full name is Masjid Abul Zafar Muhyuddin Muhammad Alamgir Badshah

The mosque’s foundation is a plinth with 22 flight of steps at the entrance

After passing through the main entrance, is a large courtyard which has

an area of 276000 square feet and it can accommodate 100,000 worshippers

The courtyard has a fountain in its center

The inner prayer hall can accommodate 10,000 worshippers

It consists of 3 domes at the top

The mosque has 3 storey minarets, at corners, which are 196 feet high

with a circumference of 67 feet

The inner prayer hall has 4 smaller minarets at each corner

During Aurangzeb’s era, Ravi River was located near the northern side of the mosque

The mosque’s foundation had been kept high to prevent it from flooding

According to some sources, Aurangzeb Alamgir had constructed barriers at the river’s edge

to prevent the water from flowing towards the mosque,

as a result of which the river changed its path with the passage of time

The mosque also consists of a library, which comprises quite interesting content for Arabic readers

The library also contains Arabic Tafsirs of the Quran

Outside the mosque’s main entrance is Hazuri Bagh

On one end of the Hazuri Bagh is the Badshahi Mosque, and on the other end is the Lahore Fort

Badshahi mosque’s main entrance faces the Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort

This gate was constructed by Aurangzeb Alamgir in 1674

This gate is one of Lahore’s famous landmarks and has also been printed on Pakistan’s currency

In the centre of the Hazuri Bagh, is the Hazuri Bagh Baradari which was

constructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh to commemorate his capture of

Koh e Noor diamond from Shuja Shah Durani

Ranjit Singh used the Hazuri Bagh as his royal court

This is Roshnai gate, which is one the thirteen entrances to the walled city of Lahore

It was the primary entrance for the royals during Mughal and Sikh era

This gate was lit at night to facilitate travelers, therefore it was named Roshnai Gate, Gate of Lights

It is considered to be the oldest gate of walled city, and is preserved in its original form until now

This is the shrine of Allama Iqbal; it was designed by the chief architect of Hyderabad, Nawab Zain Yar Bahadur

This is the grave of Sikandar Hayat Khan, who was a statesman during British rule and also the Prime Minister of Punjab

Next to Huzuri Bagh, is the Samadhi of Maharaja Ranhit Singh, which contains the urns of Ranjit Singh

Its construction was initiated by his son Kharak Singh and was completed by his youngest son Duleep Singh

Ranjit Singh’s urns are placed in its centre. Surrounding it are the urns of four satti Queens

This is Gurdwara Dera Sahib; it is the Samadhi of Sikhism’s fifth Guru,

Guru Arjan Dev, who died in 1606

Both of these Sikh heritage sites are a symbol of inter religious harmony in the region

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