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Binat Bibi Mosque

Coordinates: 23°42′40″N 90°25′05″E / 23.7111007°N 90.4181458°E / 23.7111007; 90.4181458
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Binat Bibi Mosque
বিনত বিবির মসজিদ
Binat Bibi Mosque in 2007
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusActive
Location
LocationNarinda, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Binat Bibi Mosque is located in Bangladesh
Binat Bibi Mosque
Shown within Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates23°42′40″N 90°25′05″E / 23.7111007°N 90.4181458°E / 23.7111007; 90.4181458
Architecture
TypeMosque

Binat Bibi Mosque is the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat.[1] It was erected during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (r. 1435–1459).[2] The mosque is located beside the Hayat Bepari's Bridge in Narinda area.[1]

Structure

The mosque is a square, single domed mosque measuring 12 feet (3.7 m) square internally with a single hemispherical dome atop the square room. Entrances are from east, north and south. Pre-Mughal features included the curved cornices and battlements, corner octagonal turrets, and arches on the south, north and eastern sides. The ornamentation is modest and the building is coated with plaster.[3] The mosque measures 12' square internally. There is a stone inscription of the mosque written in Farsi (Persian) which is located on the north of the Mosque where Binat Bakht is buried. The wall thickness is approximately 1.82m. The mihrab had a projection at the back of the west wall.

The single dome mosque over the time turned into a rectangular shape by breaking down the southern wall and extending towards south. Further a new dome was added around 1932. In 1962, towards western side a new mihrab was built. With time the original Pre-Mughal features were changed, the outer façade of the western veranda, the northern wall, the dome and the side walls of the waterbody were decorated with traditional chinitukri (broken glass). The renovated walls didn’t have the original structure thickness hence the existing structure can be identified.  Currently the only Pre-Mughal features are the inscription, the eastern wall, the northern wall, the original dome, and the curved cornice.[4]

Current state

Part of the mosque is being demolished as part of a renovation plan which includes building a 70-foot (21 m) high minaret, and the extension of the current building from three stories to seven.[3]

  • Beautiful blue minaret of the Binat Bibi Mosque (2020, Pratyay Hasan)
    Beautiful blue minaret of the Binat Bibi Mosque (2020, Pratyay Hasan)
  • Beautiful blue minaret of the Binat Bibi Mosque
    Beautiful blue minaret of the Binat Bibi Mosque

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Begum, Ayesha (2012). "Bakht Binat's Mosque". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Binat Bibi Mosque". ArchNet Digital Library. Archived from the original on 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  3. ^ a b "Pre-Mughal structure in ruin: Binat Bibi mosque partly demolished". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  4. ^ Khan, Fariel (September 1997). Conservation issues of historical mosque of Dhaka city (PDF) (Masters of Architecture). Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. pp. 5.2–5.6.
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