Shahpur Mosque

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Shahpur Mosque
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Shahpur Mosque in 1866
Religion
Affiliation Islam
StatusActive
Location
Location Ahmedabad
Municipality Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
State Gujarat
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Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Shahpur Mosque (Gujarat)
Geographic coordinates 23°02′16″N72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°E / 23.0376798; 72.5804191 Coordinates: 23°02′16″N72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°E / 23.0376798; 72.5804191
Architecture
TypeMosque
Style Indo-Islamic architecture
FounderShaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti
Groundbreaking1565
Specifications
Length59 ft (18 m)
Width38 ft (12 m)
Spire(s)12+44

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.

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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]

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References

  1. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.