Friday, October 21, 2011

Shat gambuj masjid

Shat gambuj mosjid is the most traveling place in Bangladesh.it is situated in bagerhat district nearest monograba  forest.  at (1442-59) known as khalifatabad.in mad -15th century a Muslim colony was founded shat gambuj masjid his name is ulugh khan jahan ali .he was the earliest torchbearer of Islam .he adorned his cityNumber of mosques,tanks ,roads and public. The mosque is roofed over with 77 squat domes, including7 chauchala or four-said dome in the middle row. The vast prayer halls provided with 11 arched doorways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation anted light. It has 7 longitudinal aisles and 11deep bays by a forest of slender stones columns . from this columns spring rows of endless arches, supporting the domes. The arches are six feet in thickness,have slightly tapering hollow and supporting the dome. The arches are six feet in thickness,have slightly tapering polyandrous walls. The interior and the exterior of the mosque give a view of rather plain  architecture but the the interior western wall of the mosque is beautifully decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage.

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