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Ahmadabad: Left front dome in Ahmad Shah's mosque
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Illustration of left front dome 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: Left front dome in Ahmad Shah's mosque
Description:
Illustration of left front dome 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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