Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore

Grand Jamia Mosque
Basic information
Location	Bahria Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
District	Lahore
Province	Punjab
Year consecrated	2014
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Leadership	Malik Riaz
Website	Grand Jamia Masjid.com
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Islamic, Mughal
Specifications
Capacity	70,000
Dome(s)	21
Minaret(s)	4
Minaret height	165 feet

Grand Jamia Mosque is a mosque located in Bahria Town, Lahore, Pakistan. It is the third largest mosque in Pakistan and seventh largest mosque in the world.^[1] Designed by Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates, it was inaugurated on Eid-ul-Adha on 6 October 2014. It can accommodate 25,000 worshipers indoors, while the courtyard and corridor leading to the main halls of worship can accommodate a total of 70,000.^[2] The architecture is influenced by Badshahi Masjid, Wazir Khan Mosque and Sheikh Zayed Mosque, with construction costs of over 4 billion rupees (or approximately $ 40 million).^[3][4]

The structure comprises four minarets, each 165 ft tall, and a grand dome, which is surrounded by 20 smaller domes. The exterior is surfaced with 4 million handmade Multani tiles. The interior is decorated with custom-made carpets imported from Turkey and over 50 chandeliers imported from Iran.^[5]

See also

• Architecture of Lahore
• Wazir Khan Mosque
• Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi

External links

• Virtual tour

References

1. "World's seven largest Mosques". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
2. "Pakistan's third largest mosque,". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
3. "New Lahore mosque will have largest indoor capacity". The Express Tribune. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
4. "Bahria Town mosques open". The Nation. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
5. "Unparalleled achievement: Zardari inaugurates Pakistan’s largest mosque". The Express Tribune. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.