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Ahmadabad: Pulpit in Ahmad Shah's mosque
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Pulpit in 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: Pulpit in Ahmad Shah's mosque
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Pulpit in 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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