Heritage record
Shahi Masjid (Chiniot)
PunjabMosqueProtected
It is a three domed structure with an ablution tank in the center of the courtyard. It is a brick structure with a sprinkling of black streaked stone. The stones are used in the steps of the eastern and northern entrances and for the bases of the pilasters in the outer walls of western side. The size of the brick used is generally 20.3 x 8.8 x 2.5 cm. The interior of the prayer chamber on close examination reveals that it was originally decorated with floral and geometrical patterns in different colours.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6540
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Chiniot
- 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
- 31.72000, 72.97694 — 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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