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The mosque is an architectural masterpiece which celebrates Persian art in every corner. The blue and green domes with minarets decorated with Persian tiles stand out vividly against the clear sky attracting your attention even as you drive towards the complex.
The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means 'minister' in Urdu language.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate.
In his published notes, F H Andrews, former Principal of the Mayo School of Arts, describes the mosque thus: 'The material used in the construction of the Mosque is a small tile-like brick universally used by the Mughals when stone was unusable or too costly. The only stone used in the building is used for brackets and some of the fretwork (pinjra). The walls were coated with plaster (chunam) and faced with a finely-soft quality of the same material tooled to a marble-like surface and coloured. All the external plasterwork was richly coloured a rich Indian red, in true fresco, and the surface afterwards picked out with white lines in the similitude of the small bricks beneath. The extreme severity of the lines of the building is relieved by the division of the surfaces into slightly sunk rectangular panels, alternatively vertical and horizontal, the vertical panels having usually an inner panel with arched head or the more florid cusped mihrab. These panels, where they are exposed to weather, are generally filled with a peculiar inlaid faience pottery called kashi, the effect of which must have been very fine when the setting of deep red plaster of the walls was intact.'
'The facade of the sanctuary is practically covered with kashi and is divided into the usual oblong panels. A beautiful border is carried rectangularly round the centre archway, and inscriptions in Persian characters occur in an outer border, in a long panel over the archway, and in horizontal panels along the upper portions of the lower walls to right and left. The spandrels are filled in with extremely fine designs.'
'With the minars, however, the facade of the sanctuary, and the entrance gateway, where a small portion of the surface was left for plaster, the effect of the gorgeous colours against the soft blue of a Punjabi sky, and saturated with brilliant sunlight and glowing purple shadow is indescribably rich and jewel-like.'
'Right and left of the sanctuary are two stately octagonal minars 100 feet in height. On the long sides of the quadrangle are ranged small khanas or cells, each closed by the usual Indian two-leaved door set in a slightly recessed pointed arch, of which there are thirteen on each side by a pavilion rising above the general level, containing larger apartments and an upper story reached by two flights of steps, which also give access to the roof of the arcading and pavilions...these pavilions occur, in the centre of the north and south sides of the lower level of the pavement. In the pavilion on the south side is a fountain set in a circular scalloped basin, and served from the main which supplies the tank in the quadrangle.'
Within the inner courtyard of the mosque lies the subterranean tomb of Syed Muhammad Ishaq, known as Miran Badshah, a divine from Iran who settled in Lahore during the time of the Tughluq dynasty. The tomb, therefore, predates the mosque.
,bet alsehemy,,, in al mouz street in alazher zone cairo,,, arabic architecture with wooden islamic architecture made of small pieces of different wood roods,,, canon eos 2013,,
The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means 'minister' in Urdu language.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate.
In his published notes, F H Andrews, former Principal of the Mayo School of Arts, describes the mosque thus: 'The material used in the construction of the Mosque is a small tile-like brick universally used by the Mughals when stone was unusable or too costly. The only stone used in the building is used for brackets and some of the fretwork (pinjra). The walls were coated with plaster (chunam) and faced with a finely-soft quality of the same material tooled to a marble-like surface and coloured. All the external plasterwork was richly coloured a rich Indian red, in true fresco, and the surface afterwards picked out with white lines in the similitude of the small bricks beneath. The extreme severity of the lines of the building is relieved by the division of the surfaces into slightly sunk rectangular panels, alternatively vertical and horizontal, the vertical panels having usually an inner panel with arched head or the more florid cusped mihrab. These panels, where they are exposed to weather, are generally filled with a peculiar inlaid faience pottery called kashi, the effect of which must have been very fine when the setting of deep red plaster of the walls was intact.'
'The facade of the sanctuary is practically covered with kashi and is divided into the usual oblong panels. A beautiful border is carried rectangularly round the centre archway, and inscriptions in Persian characters occur in an outer border, in a long panel over the archway, and in horizontal panels along the upper portions of the lower walls to right and left. The spandrels are filled in with extremely fine designs.'
'With the minars, however, the facade of the sanctuary, and the entrance gateway, where a small portion of the surface was left for plaster, the effect of the gorgeous colours against the soft blue of a Punjabi sky, and saturated with brilliant sunlight and glowing purple shadow is indescribably rich and jewel-like.'
'Right and left of the sanctuary are two stately octagonal minars 100 feet in height. On the long sides of the quadrangle are ranged small khanas or cells, each closed by the usual Indian two-leaved door set in a slightly recessed pointed arch, of which there are thirteen on each side by a pavilion rising above the general level, containing larger apartments and an upper story reached by two flights of steps, which also give access to the roof of the arcading and pavilions...these pavilions occur, in the centre of the north and south sides of the lower level of the pavement. In the pavilion on the south side is a fountain set in a circular scalloped basin, and served from the main which supplies the tank in the quadrangle.'
Within the inner courtyard of the mosque lies the subterranean tomb of Syed Muhammad Ishaq, known as Miran Badshah, a divine from Iran who settled in Lahore during the time of the Tughluq dynasty. The tomb, therefore, predates the mosque.
As you entered the archway to the huge open air prayer area, you could see this breathtaking majestic structure of Baadshahi Mosque. The beauty if this mosque is really difficult to explain it in words.
I feel so lucky that I managed to visit Baadshahi Mosque again and digitalize it.
Location : Lahore, Pakistan
The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means 'minister' in Urdu language.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate.
In his published notes, F H Andrews, former Principal of the Mayo School of Arts, describes the mosque thus: 'The material used in the construction of the Mosque is a small tile-like brick universally used by the Mughals when stone was unusable or too costly. The only stone used in the building is used for brackets and some of the fretwork (pinjra). The walls were coated with plaster (chunam) and faced with a finely-soft quality of the same material tooled to a marble-like surface and coloured. All the external plasterwork was richly coloured a rich Indian red, in true fresco, and the surface afterwards picked out with white lines in the similitude of the small bricks beneath. The extreme severity of the lines of the building is relieved by the division of the surfaces into slightly sunk rectangular panels, alternatively vertical and horizontal, the vertical panels having usually an inner panel with arched head or the more florid cusped mihrab. These panels, where they are exposed to weather, are generally filled with a peculiar inlaid faience pottery called kashi, the effect of which must have been very fine when the setting of deep red plaster of the walls was intact.'
'The facade of the sanctuary is practically covered with kashi and is divided into the usual oblong panels. A beautiful border is carried rectangularly round the centre archway, and inscriptions in Persian characters occur in an outer border, in a long panel over the archway, and in horizontal panels along the upper portions of the lower walls to right and left. The spandrels are filled in with extremely fine designs.'
'With the minars, however, the facade of the sanctuary, and the entrance gateway, where a small portion of the surface was left for plaster, the effect of the gorgeous colours against the soft blue of a Punjabi sky, and saturated with brilliant sunlight and glowing purple shadow is indescribably rich and jewel-like.'
'Right and left of the sanctuary are two stately octagonal minars 100 feet in height. On the long sides of the quadrangle are ranged small khanas or cells, each closed by the usual Indian two-leaved door set in a slightly recessed pointed arch, of which there are thirteen on each side by a pavilion rising above the general level, containing larger apartments and an upper story reached by two flights of steps, which also give access to the roof of the arcading and pavilions...these pavilions occur, in the centre of the north and south sides of the lower level of the pavement. In the pavilion on the south side is a fountain set in a circular scalloped basin, and served from the main which supplies the tank in the quadrangle.'
Within the inner courtyard of the mosque lies the subterranean tomb of Syed Muhammad Ishaq, known as Miran Badshah, a divine from Iran who settled in Lahore during the time of the Tughluq dynasty. The tomb, therefore, predates the mosque.
The ceramic tiled ceiling of a vault at the masdjed-e Nasr Al Molk at Shiraz. The use of the yellow color was an innovation of the Zand era. Later, under the Qajar rulers, the use of yellow was even extended to the point it became the dominant color for the ceiling, while their Safavid predecessors used the blue as the dominant colors.
Taken at Shiraz, Fars province, Iran, April 2009
INDIA - A JOURNEY INTO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
India is not a destination to simply enjoy; India is a destination for learning. To enjoy the challenge is to enjoy India. Many come to the Subcontinent in search for this magic, and what these searchers do with their findings results in whether they love or hate the experience - and many love and hate India at the same time. She is a confusing place. Whether the lessons be of life, the world, human beings or of self, India forces one to confront some hard and uncomfortable truths.
During the struggle to survive India, you will surely be offered a valuable gift; an enhancement of understanding of the relationship between you and the supposed world you live in. She is a smack in the face that leaves you, either: 1) stimulated by the opportunity for pursuit of self-growth and discovery of the world’s wisdoms, or 2) leaves you with a foul, selfish taste in your mouth. That all depends on you. That nasty taste is what people wish not to encounter – it is the wall of the inner unconscious. It is the barrier for distancing and protecting oneself from the harshness of the world; the protective layer that prevents your own bubble from breaking. Not only does India bring forth the existence of outright suffering, but she also puts ‘little you’ on display for the whole world to see. India submerges you into the depths and your weaknesses float to the surface. She is a Titanic. And either way, her gift is an extreme medicine, nonetheless.
India highlights that life is both beautiful and disastrous, and the comfortable foreigner does not want to acknowledge that – they prefer to see only rose petals and feathered pillows. The real world is built on the concept of suffering, but the comfortable person does his best to avoid even the very thought of this centric inconvenience. He has been disconnected for so long that he does not know what to do with such an ugly truth. India momentarily damages the comfortable person’s soul and forces him to encounter feelings and emotions that he has always tried to hide, control and manipulate. When in India, there is no room for self-deceit; you are thrown into dark unknown territory, all brightly exposed for the heaving crowds to see, and you have no choice but to come face to face with the world, learn exist with it, and then have a tea party with it. India shows that knowing the deeper truths of the world will become your wisdom, not knowing it will, eventually, be your downfall.
India is a destination that reflects all basic realities. Whether you are ready or not, she thrusts the world’s brutal truths onto you. If you are not open to her, she will have you for dinner. She is uninterested in your self-preservation and your ego. She will not be lenient on you because of who you are, and whether you are ‘this’ or ‘that’, for she is an educated and honest land. When in India, you cannot hide from her, because she will be sure to rock the waters to remind you that you are present. She offers hard lessons that are to be heard, learnt, heart-felt and cherished. If you left India with a bitter internal noise, then you know you have not understood and accepted the truths she has shown you. If you left with quiet contentment within, then you know that her energy will draw you back someday. Lay yourself in front of her, bare-naked on the floor, as you will never really understand her, and submit to her greatness, for She is one fine teacher.
(Written 2019)
This 60-meter minaret survived the ravages of Genghis Khan, Timurlane, and Stalin. Read more about our Turkmenistan travels at designthinktravel.com/turkmenistan-land-of-odd/
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is one of the most fascinating and beautiful mosque's I have ever been. The white marble floor, shape of the domes and lay out make it a fantastic place to stroll around and take pictures.
The beautiful Pari Mahal (Palace of Fairies) is a seven-terraced garden located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the city of Srinagar and the south-west of Dal Lake in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an example of Islamic architecture and patronage of art during the reign of the then Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
The Pari Mahal was built as a library and residence for the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh in the mid-1600s. Dara Shikoh was said to have lived in this area in the years 1640, 1645, and 1654. It was further used as an observatory, useful for teaching astrology and astronomy.
Some faithful perform Wudhu, the ritual washing, before entering the Selimiye Mosque, in Edirne Turkey, for prayer
An outtake of this shot (click), this photo stayed buried in my archives for four years. I don't know what I was thinking picking the landscape orientation over this -- look at all the detail I cut out!
Multi shots were taken in Old Cairo,,, Citadel, Gamalia area,, trip to ALSULTAN HASSEN MOSQUE,,,,ONE OF OLDEST MOSQUE WITH CHARACTERISTIC ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE,,, Canon Eos March 2018
of Masjid Dhul-Hulaifah, also known as Masjid Shajra
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
*Explored* [Jan 12, 2009 #200]
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba (outer wall). Mosque (784–1236) Catholic Church (1236–present). Córdoba, Spain.
the Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the oldest structures still standing from the time Muslims ruled Al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia including most of Spain, Portugal, and a small section of Southern France) in the late 8th century.
--Khan Academy.
The Alhambra is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. The complex was begun in 1238 by Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar, the first Nasrid emir and founder of the Emirate of Granada. Later Nasrid rulers continuously modified the site. The most significant construction campaigns, which gave the royal palaces much of their definitive character, took place in the 14th century during the reigns of Yusuf I and Muhammad V.
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