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 by leonik
Photo shows Khurram Chohan (then a rising national cricketeer) who's keen on practicing his English by speaking to tourists and showing them around the gorgeous red-bricked mosque. Leave a Comment Directions: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan & Shahi Qila.
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 Me and Matthew (Zinneke on VT)
in the Masjid by PakistaniguyLeave a Comment Address: Old LahoreDirections: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan.
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:: BADSHAHI MOSQUE
The Royal or the Badshahi Mosque is across the courtyard from Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort. The Mosque, which is made up entirely of red sand-stone was built by Emperor Aurangzeb, the last of the great Mughals, in a record time of two and-a-half years. Its construction was completed by 1674 A.D. It has a beautiful gate-way which measures 21.33 metres in length and a courtyard that measures 161.5 x 160.6 metres 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 metres, soaring up to 54 metres. In the chambers above the Gate of the mosque, are housed relics attributed to the Holy Prophet of Islam Peace be upon him, His Daughter and His son-in-law and are said to have been brought to the South Asia by Amir Taimur. Within the Mosque almost all the colours have been used for painting the floral designs but the overall effect remains one of sobriety, piousness and simplicity. Leave a Comment Address: In real down town on ravi road.....Directions: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan & Lahore Fort (Shahi Qila).
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 Badshahi mosque by oppositesetLeave a Comment Address: right infront of Minar-e-Pakistan
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 The Maginificent Badshahi
Mosque by JohnniOmaniLeave a Comment Directions: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan & Shahi Qila.
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In this picture u can see Usama (xest) and Matthew (zinneke) on Friday in Badshahi masjid's huge courtyard where approximately 100,000 people can pray together and its usually full on Eid's. Leave a Comment Address: Old LahoreDirections: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan.
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 Entering the mosque by Digi
The mosque has the classical structure of a mosque with a large courtyard, and a prayer hall at the end facing Mecca. During the summer, the bricks in the courtyard can get extremely hot, but luckily there are mats soaked in water for people to walk on. Within the mosque there are certain rooms that contain ancient Islamic relics, such as the hairs of the Prophet Muhammad.
Non-Muslims are allowed into the fort, but proper dress must be worn. Anything deemed improper will disallow you from entering, even shorts would be considered inappropriate.
The mosque fell into disrepair during the British Raj, but the Pakistani government seems to be working to keep it in good shape. For such an old building, it's in impressive shape, and has classical Mughal architecture and design.
Admission is free, as it is a mosque where prayers are held. But if you don't want your shoes to get stolen (you cant wear them inside), you'll have to pay a porter at the door.
Ironically, it usually seems to have more tourists than worshippers, although it is packed during the large Islamic festivals such as Eid. Leave a Comment Address: Opposite Lahore FortDirections: Old Lahore
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 by lahoree
See my travelogue for details and pictures. Leave a Comment Directions: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan & Shahi Qila.
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 by PakistaniguyLeave a Comment Address: Old Lahore.Directions: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan.
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 by PakistaniguyLeave a Comment Address: Old LahoreDirections: In front of Minar-e-Pakistan.
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