Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore
Also known as: Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore
mosque in Pakistan
Key facts
- Built
- 2014
- Capacity
- 70,000 people
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Overview
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The Grand Jamia Mosque stands in Bahria Town, Lahore, in Pakistan's Punjab province. It has four minarets and a large central dome surrounded by twenty smaller domes. The interior prayer space holds 25,000 worshippers, and together with the courtyard and the corridor leading to the main halls the total capacity reaches 70,000. Its architecture drew on the Badshahi Mosque, the Wazir Khan Mosque and the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. More than four million handmade Multani mosaic tiles cover its surfaces. Inside are custom-made carpets imported from Turkey and over fifty chandeliers from Iran. The complex also contains a museum of Islamic heritage with rare Quran collections, an Islamic library and a gallery of Islamic art.
History
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The mosque was designed by Nayyar Ali Dada and was inaugurated on Eid al-Adha, 6 October 2014. Construction cost more than 4 billion rupees, roughly 39 million US dollars, and was financed by the contractor Malik Riaz Hussain.
From Wikipedia
Grand Jamia Mosque Lahore (Urdu: گرینڈ جامع مسجد) is a mosque located in Bahria Town, Lahore, Pakistan. With a capacity of 70,000 worshippers, it is the third largest mosque in Pakistan and the fourteenth largest mosque in the world.
Designed by Nayyar Ali Dada, it was inaugurated on Eid al-Adha on 6 October 2014. It can accommodate 25,000 worshipers indoors, while the courtyard and corridor leading to the main halls of worship can accommodate a total of 70,000. The architecture is influenced by Badshahi Masjid, Wazir Khan Mosque and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, with construction costs of over 4 billion rupees (or approximately $39 million).
The structure comprises four minarets, each 165 ft tall, and a grand dome, which is surrounded by 20 smaller domes. The exterior is surfaced with 4 million handmade Multani tiles. The interior is decorated with custom-made carpets imported from Turkey and over 50 chandeliers imported from Iran. One of the floors consists of an Islamic heritage museum displaying rare Quranic collections, an Islamic library and also an Islamic art gallery with various antique artifacts. Over four million Multani handcrafted mosaic tiles cover the surface area of the mosque.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1_(%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fe_Jamia-Moschee_(Lahore)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Jamia_Mosque,_Lahore
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Mezquita_de_Jamia
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Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Agung_Jamia_Lahore
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