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Badshahi Mosque |
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Badshahi Mosque, or the 'Emperor's Mosque located in Lahore Pakistan
was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is one of the city's
best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomizing the beauty
and grandeur of the Mughal era. Capable of accommodating over 55,000
worshipers, it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan, after the Faisal
Mosque in Islamabad. The architecture and design of the Badshahi Masjid is
closely related to the Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, which was built in 1648
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Aurangzeb's father and predecessor, emperor Shah Jahan.
Badshahi Masjid is one of the locations where Qari' Abdul
Basit recited the Quran. The Imam-e-Kaaba (Sheikh Abdurrahman
Al-Sudais of Saudi Arabia) has also led prayers in this
mosque in 2007. |
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