Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta
| Shah Jahan Mosque | |
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Courtyard of the Shah Jahan Mosque
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Thatta, Pakistan |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Thatta |
| Province | Sindh |
| Year consecrated | 1644 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Leadership | Shahjahan |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Islamic, Mughal |
| Completed | 1647 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 100 |
| Materials | Red bricks and tiles |
The Shah Jahan Mosque is located in Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan. It was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. He made it as a gift for the kind and warm hospitality of the people of Thatta. It is unique in this way that it contains no minarets but has a total of a staggering, 100 domes, the highest for any structure in Pakistan. Unlike other Mughal-era structures, it also does not contain pink sandstone. It was made using materials from areas of Sunday such as Hala (where the bricks were imported from).
The mosque was built in 1647, during the reign of Mughal King Shah Jahan, as a gift to the people of Sindh for their hospitality . It has been on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993.
The mosque was built with acoustics in mind: a person speaking on one end of the dome can be heard from the other end when the speech exceeds 100 decibels.
View from the gardens
Elaborate blue tile work in the interior
Pillar relief corner
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Coordinates: 24°44′50″N 67°55′40″E / 24.7472°N 67.9278°E
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