Sunday 17 April 2011

badshahi mosque

         Badshahi  mosque located in Lahore Punjab  is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia.It is also known as the king mosque.It is the fifth largest mosque  in the world
.It was commissioned by the Mughal  emperor  Aurangzeb in 1671 and was  completed in 1673.It could be seen from a distance of 15km.
         The exterior is decorated with stone carving as well as marble inlay on red sandstone.The Mosque is bold, vast and majestic in its expression.

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