Bajra Shahi Mosque
| Bajra Shahi Mosque | |
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| বজরা শাহী মসজিদ | |
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The gateway in the outer wall, decorated with mosaics.
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Bazra, Sonaimuri, Noakhali District, Bangladesh |
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| Affiliation | Islam |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
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Bajra Shahi Mosque (Bengali: বজরা শাহী মসজিদ, Arabic: شاهي مسجد بجرا) is an 18th-century mosque located in the Bazra Union under Sonaimuri Upazila of Noakhali District, Bangladesh. It has been described as the "most notable historical monument" in the area around Maijdee.[1]
Location
The mosque is located in a rural setting 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Noakhali, at the village of Bazra. The site is enclosed by an outer wall with an ornate gateway on the east, the whole situated on high ground on the western side of a dighi (reservoir).[2][3]
History
The mosque was built by Aman Ullah in 1741-42 during the reign of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah. Between 1911 and 1928, Bazra zamindars Khan Bahadur Ali Ahmad and Khan Bahadur Mujir Uddin Ahmad had it extensively repaired and decorated with mosaics made from colored shards of ceramic. It is in a fairly good state of preservation,[2] and is on the government Department of Archaeology's list of protected sites.[4][5]
Architecture
The mosque is rectangular in plan. It has three domes, the middle one larger than those on either side, and octagonal towers at the four corners. The eastern facade has three doorways, the central one larger than the others, each projecting from the facade, opening under a half-domed vault, and flanked by slender minarets. The north and south sides each has a similar doorway.[2]
The interior is divided into three bays by two multi-cusped arches.[2]
See also
References
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