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MOSQUES OF LAHORE
WAZIR KHAN'S MOSQUE
In the old part of the town and off the Kashmiri Bazaar, reputedly the most beautiful Mosque of South Asia is located. The Mosque was built in 1683 A.D by Hakim IImuddin , who was a Minister to Shah jehan, generaly known as Wazir Khan. It is a marvellous specimen of tile work and arabesque paintings.
BADSHAHI MOSQUE
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The Imperial or the Badshahi Mosque is across the courtyard from Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort. The Mosque, made up entirely of red sandstone, was built by Emperor Aurangzeb, the last of the great Mughals, in a record time of two and-a-half years. It was completed by 1674 A.D. It has a beautifuyl gate-way which measures 21.33 meters in length and a courtyard that measures 161.5 x 160.6 meters and is said to be the largest mosque courtyard in the world for outdoor prayers. The marble domes cover seven prayer chambers. Four lofty minarets stand at the four corners of the mosque, each with an outer circumference of 20 meters, sorting up to 54 meters. In the chambers above the gate of the mosque, are housed relics attributed to the Holy Prophet of Islam, his daughter and his son in law and are said to have been brought to South Asia by Amir Taimur. Within the Mosque, almost all the colors have been used to paint the floral designs but the overall effect remains one of sobriety, piousness and simplicity.
THE GOLDEN MOSQUE
Golden Mosque is also situated in the Kashmiri Bazaar, it was built in 1753 A.D by Nawab Syed Bhikari Khan who was Deputy Governor of Lahore. It is a remarkably beautiful mosque with three golden domes.
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