Sunehri Masjid (Golden Mosque) (Lahore)

Pakistan / Punjab / Lahore / Kashmiri Bazar
The Suneri Mosque or Golden Mosque is found in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The founder of the mosque was Nawab Syed Bhikari Khan, son of Raushan-ud-Daula Turrabaz Khan, deputy governor of Lahore during the reign of Muhammad Shah and the viceroyalty of Mir Noin-ul-Malik. The Golden Mosque is situated in the Kashmiri Bazaar. It was built in 1753 AD. It features three remarkably beautiful golden domes. The mosque is elevated on a higher plinth, surrounded by old bazaars. Because of its colour the mosque glitters in the sunshine as if it is a golden miniature place to bow before the Almighty Allah. It has a beautiful gateway, which measures 21.33 metres in length and a courtyard that measures 161.5 x 160.6 metres and is said to be the largest mosque courtyard in the world for outdoor prayers. The marble domes cover seven prayer chambers. Four lofty minarets stand at the four corners of the mosque, each with an outer circumference of 20 metres, soaring up to 54 metres.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suneri_Mosque
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Coordinates:   31°34'59"N   74°19'10"E

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  • measurements given are not accurate, I will correct in Wikipedia in next few days.
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