Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta

Shahjahan Mosque
Interior of the Shahjahan Mosque
Basic information
Location	Thatta, Pakistan
Affiliation	Islam
Province	Sindh
District	Thatta
Year consecrated	1644
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Leadership	Shahjahan
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Islamic, Mughal
Completed	1647
Specifications
Dome(s)	93
Materials	Red bricks and tiles

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan is known to have ordered the construction of the grand mosque known inside the city of Thatta known as the Shah Jahan Mosque.

The Shah Jahan Mosque was built in the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It is located in Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan. It has been on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993.

In the town of Thatta (100 km / 60 miles from Karachi) itself, there is famous Shahjahani Mosque with its beautiful architecture. This mosque was built in 1647 during the reign of Mughal King Shah Jahan, also known as the builder King. The mosque is built with red bricks with blue coloured glaze tiles probably imported from another Sindh's town of Hala. The mosque has overall 93 domes and it is world's largest mosque having such number of domes. It has been built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end when the speech exceeds 100 decibels.

References

Mughal Architecture