Heritage record
Masjid Saleh Muhammad Kamboh
PunjabMosqueProtected
This wonderful mosque is situated inside the Mochi Gate. The mosque was built by Muhammad Saleh Kamboh, a court historian during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Although the mosque was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, architectural features of the Shah Jahani era are present in the mosque; these include floral arabesque, interlacement kashi, fresco works, and multifoil arches in the interior of the mosque. The mosque has three domes. Although the facade has been reconstructed, it still bears the inscription of the mosques name.
- Record ID
- 10199
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
- Coordinates
- 31.57739, 74.32156 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (2021 (Retrieved)). Saleh Kamboh Mosque. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saleh_Kamboh_Mosque.
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