Shah Jahan Mosque

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Shah Jahan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in Thatta, Pakistan, renowned for its intricate tile work, numerous domes, and exceptional acoustics.

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Shah Jahan Mosque canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal-era monument ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mughal architecture ⓘ
builtBy Mughal Empire ⓘ
builtInCentury 17th century ⓘ
city Thatta ⓘ
constructionEnd 1647 ⓘ
constructionStart 1644 ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
countryISO PK ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of Mughal architecture in Sindh ⓘ
decoration floral motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
floorPlanType courtyard mosque ⓘ
hasCourtyard true ⓘ
hasDomes true ⓘ
hasFeature courtyard ⓘ
exceptional acoustics ⓘ
intricate tile work ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
numerous domes ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
hasMinarets true ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ
locatedIn Thatta ⓘ
Thatta District ⓘ
Thatta city ⓘ
linked to: Thatta
locatedInCountrySubdivision Province of Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Sindh
locatedInRegion Sindh ⓘ
locatedNear Makli Necropolis ⓘ
materialUsed glazed tiles ⓘ
red brick ⓘ
namedAfter Shah Jahan ⓘ
notableFor Sindhi tile work ⓘ
echo-enhancing acoustics ⓘ
numberOfDomes over 90 ⓘ
orientation towards Mecca ⓘ
patron Emperor Shah Jahan ⓘ
linked to: Shah Jahan
purpose Friday mosque ⓘ
region Lower Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Sindh
religion Islam ⓘ
roofType multiple domes ⓘ
unescoTentativeListSince 1993 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thatta → contains → Shah Jahan Mosque ⓘ
Thatta → notableBuilding → Shah Jahan Mosque ⓘ
Thatta District → contains → Shah Jahan Mosque ⓘ
Thatta District → knownFor → Shah Jahan Mosque ⓘ