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Ahmadabad: Plan of Ahmad Shah's mosque
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Plan of Ahmad Shah's mosque in Ahmadabad, Gujarat
from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture
of Ahmadabad.' Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) founded the city of
Ahmadabad in 1411 and was responsible for the construction of
several buildings and mosques. His Ahmad Shah mosque, also known as
the Chhoti Jumna Mosque, was built in Ahmadabad's citadel and
completed in 1414. An Arabic inscription over the central mihrab
records that the mosque was built by Ahmad Shah in 1414. The ground
plan of the Ahmad Shah mosque is based on the Jami Masjid in
Cambay, built in 1325. The roof is covered with ten large domes and
other smaller ones between. Key features of this mosque
include the eight perforated stone windows which light the interior
and the use of pillars, which originated from an earlier Hindu
temple, to support the domes which demonstrate the fusion of
Islamic and Hindu architectural styles.
Title: Ahmadabad: Plan of Ahmad Shah's mosque
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Plan of Ahmad Shah's mosque in Ahmadabad, Gujarat
from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture
of Ahmadabad.
' Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.
1411-42) founded the city of
Ahmadabad in 1411 and was responsible for the construction of
several buildings and mosques.
His Ahmad Shah mosque, also known as
the Chhoti Jumna Mosque, was built in Ahmadabad's citadel and
completed in 1414.
An Arabic inscription over the central mihrab
records that the mosque was built by Ahmad Shah in 1414.
The ground
plan of the Ahmad Shah mosque is based on the Jami Masjid in
Cambay, built in 1325.
The roof is covered with ten large domes and
other smaller ones between.
 Key features of this mosque
include the eight perforated stone windows which light the interior
and the use of pillars, which originated from an earlier Hindu
temple, to support the domes which demonstrate the fusion of
Islamic and Hindu architectural styles.
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