Historic sixty dome mosque

Historic sixty dome mosque

The 60-domed mosque is one of the three world heritage sites in Bangladesh. The 60-domed mosque is located in Bagherhat district. This mosque is an ancient mosque in Bangladesh. There is no inscription on this mosque. Who built this mosque. No one knows about that. People do not even know how many years this mosque was built. The mosque may have been built for many years and cost a lot of money.

The sixty-domed mosque is about 103 feet to the east and west to 86 feet wide. And about 158 feet on the north-south side and about 140 feet on the inside. The walls are about 8 feet thick.

During this period, Khan al-Azam Ulugh Khanjahan is believed to have built this sixty-domed mosque. It cost a lot of time and money to build this mosque. The stones were brought from the palace. The Jaunpuri construction style is obvious.

The sixty dome mosque has a total of 25 large arched doors. The mosque has 4 minarets in 4 corners. There are 2 staircase stairs in the front 2 minarets. And from there mosques were used to give azaan. Inside the mosque, there are 60 pillars. They are located in row 6 from north to south. And there are 10 pillars in each row. Each pillar is made of stone. Although the mosque is called the Sixty Dome Mosque, it has about 81 domes. Yet its name is sixty domes. Inside the mosque there are 3 mihrabs on the west wall. The middle mihrab is larger than the others in shape and craftsmanship.

Series Photography
Camera 📷 Samsung SM-G615F
Location Khulna, Bangladesh

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