Qutbuddin Mosque
mosque in Gujarat, India
Key facts
- Built
- 1446
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Overview
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The Qutbuddin Mosque, formally the Qutb al-Din Shah Mosque, stands in the Old City of Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is no longer in use as a mosque and today survives in partial ruins. The building is protected as a Monument of National Importance. Scholars do not regard it as a particularly distinctive structure, but it is taken as an example of how the Indo-Islamic architectural style of Ahmedabad developed during the fifteenth century. The site lies in the Madhupura area, on Kasturba Gandhi Road.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been built in 1449, although our database gives 1446. It later ceased to function as a mosque and has fallen into its present partly ruined state. It is listed in India as a Monument of National Importance.
From Wikipedia
The Qutbuddin Mosque, formally the Qutb al-Din Shah Mosque, is a former mosque, now in partial ruins, built in 1449 in the Old City of Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. The structure is a Monument of National Importance. Although the mosque is not considered a distinctive building by scholars, it exemplifies the progression of the Indo-Islamic architectural style of Ahmedabad in the 15th century.
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