Shahpur Mosque
Overview
Shahpur Mosque was built in 1565, by Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti (d.1574) of the Shahpur Qazi religious order. It was never finished. The dimensions are 18 metres (59 ft) long by 12 metres (38 ft) wide. The body, simple and graceful, arched in the under story, and except the central window flat in the upper, is an attempt to combine the pillared and arched styles. The minarets, perhaps in too great contrast to the plainness of the body of the building, are for richness of ornament and delicacy of tracery equal to any mosque in Ahmedabad. The central dome positioned on second floor is supported by twelve pillars. There are forty-four more pillars which support the roof and arches in the façade.
Gallery
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Plan of the mosque
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Stone carvings in 2017
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Niches from the base of southern minaret
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Niches from the base of northern minaret
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Niches from the base of northern minaret
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Window of perforated stone
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Base of northern minaret
See also
References
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Gujarat". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.
Attributions
- This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.
External links
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