Shahbaz Khan Mosque has three large Domes, and the architecture is almost similar to the structures of the era of Mughal. The measurement of the mosque is exactly 20.73 m by 7.92m. It comprises with three front doors, where the middle one is a bit larger compare to the other two.
Khwaza Shahbaz, the founder of the mosque was a prominent merchant of Dhaka. In fact, prominent is not the sufficient to describe his wealth. People used to call him as Merchant of Prince. According to the history of the mosque, it was built at 1679 AD at the surrounding of the Ramna Park.
As a commemoration, the mosque premise has a tomb of the founder of the mosque. The tomb is decorated with only a single dome. The southern part of the tomb has a nicely shaped veranda with a curvy roof. Inside the tomb, there is something which is covered with red cloth (I don’t know what is this called).
Each corner of the Shahbaz Khan mosque or the tomb has a firmly built pillar (minaret?), which are lovely to examine. The baroque style of the pillar will certainly impress you. Neither the mosque nor the tomb has any window. That’s why when you’ll look inside the tomb or mosque, you’ll find it a bit darker, no matter how sunny the day is.
Where is the mosque located:
Shahbaz Khan Mosque is located just beside the Doyel chattar of Dhaka University. The mosque can be seen from there, as well you can ask anyone around there to guide you. GPS coordinate of the mosque is (23°43’45.7″N, 90°24’01.3″E).
Shahbaz Khan Mosque,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh,
GPS Coordinate (23°43’45.7″N, 90°24’01.3″E),
Written by Lonely Traveler,
For blog alonelytraveler.com
Sunday, 11 April 2010
