Facts About badshahi mosque lahore

Some Top Facts Of Badshahi Masjid Lahore

• Badshahi Masjid was built in 1673 by a Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore.

• Masjid was completed under the supervision of Aurangzeb’s foster brother Muzaffar Hussain, who was the governor of Lahore. It was completed in 2 years.

• About 400 years ago Ravi River flow close to the stairs of the Badshahi Mosque.

• About 55k people can offer prayer at a time.

• Right now, it is the second largest masjid in Pakistan.

• The design of this masjid is same as Jama Masjid Dehli.

• The small kiln burnt bricks, lime mortar and red sand stone, also called sange surkh, were used in the construction of the masjid.

• On the occasion of the second Islamic Summit held in Lahore in 1974, all the heads of Muslim states offered their Friday prayers in this Masjid.