Q.01 Where is badshahi mosque?
Badshahi mosque
Badshahi mosque is very beautiful mosque, and it is located in lahore
history
Built under the patronage of the sixth mughal Emperor,aurangzaib Alamgir , the mosque came to completion in 1673.
Aurangzeb's foster brother Muzaffar Hussain (also known as Fidaie Khan Koka), governor of Lahore ,6711 to 1675, supervised the building. He also served as Master of Ordnance to the emperor.,
The construction of the mosque took about two years from May 1671 to April 1673. Built opposite the Lahore Fort, a position that illustrated its importance in the Mughal Empire, Badshahi Mosque took an
honored place in the empire. In conjunction with the building of Badshahi, the Emperor had a new gate built at the fort named Alamgiri Gate
Measurment
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Courtyard:
528'-8" x 528'-4" (Area: 278,784 ft2), divided into two levels: the upper and the lower. In the latter, funeral prayers can also be offered.
Prayer Chamber:
275'-8" x 83'-7" x 50'-6" high, with its main vault 37'-3" x 59'-4" high but with the meplons 74'-6." (Area: 22,825 ft2)
Corner Minars:
67' in circumference, 176'-4" high are in four stages and have a contained staircase with 204 steps.
Central Dome:
Diameter 65' at bottom (at bulging 70'-6"); height 49'; pinnacle 24 ft and neck 15 ft high.
Side Domes:
Diameter 51'-6" (at bulging 54'-2"); height 32 ft; pinnacle 19 ft; neck 9'-6" high.
Gateway:
66'-7" x 62'-10" x 65 high including domelets; vault 21'-6" x 32'-6" high. Its three sided approach steps are 22 in number.
Side aisles (Dalans):
80 in number. Height above floor 23'-9"; plinth 2'-7."
Central Tank:
50' x 50' x 3' deep (Area: 2,500 ft2)