Heritage record
Mariam Zamani Mosque (Begum Shahi Mosque)
PunjabMosqueProtected
It is a simple but massive structure of moderate size of a style transitional between Pathan and Mughal. The prayer chamber measuring about 40 m long and 10.3 m deep, divided into five compartments by means of thick arches supported on massive jambs. It bears five domes; the central being larger and higher and is placed on a very high neck. The interior of the central dome is decorated with Ghalib Kari pattern and honey combed squinches and the rest four with inconspicuous pendentives. On the roof, the four corners of the prayer chamber have unusual low square arched towers or pavilions surmounted by small cupolas on octagonal drums.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6435
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 31.58712, 74.31769 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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