Badshahi Mosque

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Badshahi Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictLahore
ProvincePunjab
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
LeadershipAurangzeb
Year consecrated1671
Location
LocationPakistan Lahore, Pakistan
Geographic coordinates31°35′18″N 74°18′50″E / 31.58847°N 74.313787°E / 31.58847; 74.313787
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Mughal
Completed1673
Dome(s)3
Minaret(s)8 (4 square, 4 smaller octagonal)
Minaret height54 m (square),
View from Minto Park

The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد‎), or the 'Emperor's Mosque', is a mosque in Pakistan. It was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan, near the Minar-e-Pakistan. It is one of the most famous historical places in Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal It has four minarets. Two are minor and two are major.

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