Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: It is a simple but massive structure of moderate size of a style transitional between Pathan and Mughal. The prayer chamber measuring about 40 m long and 10.3 m deep, divided into five compartments by means of thick arches supported on massive jambs. It bears five domes; the central being larger and higher and is placed on a very high neck. The interior of the central dome is decorated with Ghalib Kari pattern and honey combed squinches and the rest four with inconspicuous pendentives. On the roof, the four corners of the prayer chamber have unusual low square arched towers or pavilions surmounted by small cupolas on octagonal drums.
Latitude: 31.587122870
Longitude: 74.317687576
Ownership: AUQAF
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
