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Mughal mosques
- Musa Khan MosqueDhaka's Musa Khan Mosque sits in the path of a metro-rail project. Planners list it among 75 historic sites at risk.
- Kartalab Khan MosqueEveryone entering Dhaka's Kartalab Khan Mosque walks over its founder's tomb. He chose burial under the entrance.
- Sat Gambuj MosqueSat Gambuj Mosque looks five bays wide from the east, though its core has three domes.
- Dhanmondi Shahi EidgahDhaka's oldest surviving Mughal monument has hosted Eid prayers since 1640. It is the Dhanmondi Shahi Eidgah.
- Chawk Mosque, DhakaThe Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque, also known as Chawk Mosque, stands in the Chowk Bazaar area of the old city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its name in Bengali is চকবাজার শাহী মসজিদ. Among the things it is noted for is a rainbow minaret. Yet the…
- Mahabat Khan MosqueUnder Sikh rule, the minarets of Peshawar's Mahabat Khan Mosque served as gallows.
- Wazir Khan MosqueWazir Khan Mosque in Lahore has painted wine pitchers and fruit platters inside its dome.
- Badshahi MosqueBadshahi Mosque was once a stable for army horses. Sikh soldiers took over the Lahore mosque in 1799.
- Jama Masjid, DelhiAfter the 1857 revolt, British troops turned Delhi's Jama Masjid into barracks.
- Shah Jahan Mosque, ThattaThe Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh, carries 93 domes. That is more than any other structure in Pakistan. The building is also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta, and it serves as the central mosque of the…
- Shahbaz Khan MosqueA wealthy Dhaka merchant built the Shahbaz Khan Mosque in 1679 and was buried beside it.
- Begum Shahi MosqueA Hindu princess who married Emperor Akbar founded Lahore's Begum Shahi Mosque. It was completed in 1614.
- Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal's four minarets lean outward on purpose. If they fell, they would land away from the tomb.