Aga Khan I Shah HasanAli Shah's Maqbara, Hasanabad, Mazgaon, Mumbai - India
Hasanabad or Shah Hasan Ali's Maqbara or Mausoleum is the resting place of 46th Imam - Aga Khan I, Imam of the Nizari Ismailite sect of the Shiite Muslims, circa 1884, Mazagaon.
A marble paean glows through the grime Standing at the threshold of Hasanabad, it's almost impossible to believe that this brilliant blue-domed building belongs to Mumbai.
Its golden minarets evoke memories of Delhi or Hyderabad but not Mumbai's grimy Mazagaon.
Yet, Hasanabad, is a veritable treasure trove of little known nuggets of the city's history.
Aga Khan, a resident of Iran arrived in Mumbai in 1846, and eventually became a permanent resident of the country and died in Mumbai in 1881. His funeral was attended by the consuls of Turkey and Iran as well as high-ranking British officials.
This marble mausoleum took a full three years to build and the minaret is said to be 19 feet high.
The monument may soon gain an important distinction - a new list of heritage structures is awaiting approval and Hasanabad is at last on it.
Aga Khan I Shah HasanAli Shah's Maqbara, Hasanabad, Mazgaon, Mumbai - India
Hasanabad or Shah Hasan Ali's Maqbara or Mausoleum is the resting place of 46th Imam - Aga Khan I, Imam of the Nizari Ismailite sect of the Shiite Muslims, circa 1884, Mazagaon.
A marble paean glows through the grime Standing at the threshold of Hasanabad, it's almost impossible to believe that this brilliant blue-domed building belongs to Mumbai.
Its golden minarets evoke memories of Delhi or Hyderabad but not Mumbai's grimy Mazagaon.
Yet, Hasanabad, is a veritable treasure trove of little known nuggets of the city's history.
Aga Khan, a resident of Iran arrived in Mumbai in 1846, and eventually became a permanent resident of the country and died in Mumbai in 1881. His funeral was attended by the consuls of Turkey and Iran as well as high-ranking British officials.
This marble mausoleum took a full three years to build and the minaret is said to be 19 feet high.
The monument may soon gain an important distinction - a new list of heritage structures is awaiting approval and Hasanabad is at last on it.