It is irrefutable that Badshai mosque and qilla Lahore is one of the most historical place in Lahore. The Badshahi Mosque or the ‘Royal Mosque’ in Lahore, was built in 1673 by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb .Badshai mosque Lahore is the second biggest mosque not only in pakistan but also in south asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. The mosque is located in the City of Lahore, Pakistan, just opposed to the Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort. Badshahi qila was completed by Mughal Emperor Akbar. Both are the Most renowned and historical places in Lahore for picnic. badshai fort is located in front of mosque building.
Qila and Mosque both are value seeing, best place to see the self-esteem of Islam and islamic building style. It is one of the historical building in Lahore city Sheesh mahal in also extremely admired place in Qila. If you visit to Lahore please don’t forget to visit the Badshai mosque and qilla. Bad shai mosque is Capable of accommodating over 55,000 worshippers.
The plan of the Badshahi Masjid is directly related to the Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, which was built in 1648 by Emperor Shah Jahan. lately a little museum has also been added to the mosque complex. There are also two inscriptions in the mosque are one is found on the gateway and another of Kalimah in the prayer chamber under the main high vault.There are also three chamber in the mosque which is used for teaching purpose. Besides these, there are many other immense and historically significant sites in Pakistan like Mohenjo daro and Rohtas Fort and many others, all of which cannot be mentioned here. There are many Government bodies of Pakistan which are taking well care of these historical places.
Location of badshai mosque lahore on google map
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