The Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal-era imperial mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, built between 1671 and 1673 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. It stands opposite the Lahore Fort, on the northern edge of the historic Walled City, and is widely considered an iconic landmark of the country.
It is an important example of Mughal architecture. Its exterior is decorated with carved red sandstone with white marble inlay, and it has three domes and eight minarets — four major and four minor — each about 60 metres tall. The sandstone courtyard covers about 25,600 square metres and can hold 100,000 worshippers.
It was the largest mosque built during the Mughal era, and it remained the largest mosque in the world for over three hundred years, until the late 20th century. Today it is the third largest mosque in Pakistan. After falling into disuse and damage in the Sikh and British periods, it was restored — repairs begun in 1939 were completed in 1960 — and in 1993 it was placed on UNESCO’s tentative list for World Heritage status. In 1974, thirty-nine heads of Muslim states offered Friday prayers here at the 2nd Islamic Summit in Lahore.
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badshahi_Mosque (Wikipedia, “Badshahi Mosque”, accessed 7 November 2026).
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