Baba Lului's Mosque
| Baba Lului's Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Baba Lului's Mosque | |
  Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Behrampura, Ahmedabad |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°00′32″N 72°34′34″E / 23.0088108°N 72.5760238°ECoordinates: 23°00′32″N 72°34′34″E / 23.0088108°N 72.5760238°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Municipality | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
| State | Gujarat |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque and tomb |
| Architectural style | Indo-Islamic architecture |
| Founder | Baba Lului |
| Completed | 1560 |
| Designated as NHL |
Monument of National Importance ASI Monument No. N-GJ-41 |
Baba Lului's Mosque, also known as Baba Lavlavie's Masjid, is a medieval mosque and tomb complex in Behrampura area of Ahmedabad, India.
History and architecture
The mosque was built circa 1560 by Baba Lului, or Baba Muhammad Jafar, believed to be a pearl merchant. The interior dimensions of the mosque are 69 feet in length by 37 feet in width. There are twelve pillars which are two storeys high, support the central dome. There are more forty-four pillars which support the roof of the mosque and the arches in the facade. There are four perforated stone windows in the back wall and the three mihrabs of carved marble. There are two minarets are on each end of the facade. They have base of fourteen square feet and their niches are decorated with floral patterns.[1][2] The mosque was damaged in 2001 Gujarat earthquake and was restored by Archaeological Survey of India.[3]
References
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. p. 290.
- ↑ Achyut Yagnik (2 February 2011). Ahmedabad: From Royal city to Megacity. Penguin Books Limited. p. 103. ISBN 978-81-8475-473-5.
- ↑ "Adhesives injected to protect monuments". The Hindu. 2001-02-19. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
- This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. p. 290.