Badshahi Mosque Lahore Pakistan Postcard Briefkaart

Beautiful Mosque in Lahore Pakistan. The mosque is huured west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled City of Lahore, and is widely considered to be one of Lahore's most iconic landmarks. The Badshahi Mosque was constructed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb between 1671 and 1673 and was the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986. De mosque is an belangrijk example of Mughal Architecture, with an exterior that is decorated with carved red sandstone with marble inlay. Het is een schemering van de grote mosek van de Mughal-era, en is de third-largest-mosque in Pakistan. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the mosque was used as a garrison by the British Empire, and is now one of Pakistan's most iconic sights.