Shahpur Mosque

Mosque in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

23°02′16″N 72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°E / 23.0376798; 72.5804191ArchitectureTypeMosqueStyleIndo-Islamic architectureFounderShaikh Husain Muhammad ChishtiGroundbreaking1565SpecificationsLength59 ft (18 m)Width38 ft (12 m)Spire(s)12+44Designated as NHLMonument of National Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-28

Shahpur Mosque, also known as Shahpur Paththarwali Masjid or Kazi Mohammed Chishti's Mosque, is a medieval mosque located near Shahpur Gate in Ahmedabad, India.

Plan of Mosque: Scale–50 feet to 1 inch

Shahpur mosque was built in 1565, by Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti (d.1574) of Shahpur Qazi religious order. It was never finished. The dimensions are fifty-nine feet long by thirty-eight feet broad. The body, simple and graceful, arched in the under story, and except the central window flat in the upper, is an attempt to combine the pillared and arched styles. The minarets, perhaps in too great contrast to the plainness of the body of the building, are for richness of ornament and delicacy of tracery equal to any mosque in Ahmedabad. The central dome positioned on second floor is supported by twelve pillars. There are forty-four more pillars which support the roof and arches in the façade.[1]

Gallery

  • Niches from the base of southern minaret
    Niches from the base of southern minaret
  • Niches from the base of northern minaret
    Niches from the base of northern minaret
  • Niches from the base of northern minaret
    Niches from the base of northern minaret
  • Window of perforated stone
    Window of perforated stone
  • Base of northern minaret
    Base of northern minaret
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References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.
  • This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.
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