BADSHAHI MOSQUE IN LAHORE , TOURISM IN PAKISTAN

  BADSHAHI MOSQUE IN LAHORE


  The Badshahi  Mosque means the "Imperial Mosque" .It is situated in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673. It is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia , and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Many tourist come  and see this beautiful mosque. It is Lahore's most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.
    It remained the largest mosque in the world during 1671 to 1986, when overtaken in size by completion of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad . Capable of accommodating  5,000 worshippers in its  main prayer hall and a further 95,000 in its courtyard and porticoes.
    Today it remains second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (grand mosque ) of Mecca, the Al- Masjid al Nabawi (Holy Prophet's Mosque) of Madina the Hassan ll Mosque in Casablanca and the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.

     This mosque is situated opposite the Lahore Fort and near by  Ravi. River.The mosques foundation and structure was constructed using bricks and compacted clay.  The structure was then clad with red sand stone tiles brought from a stone quarry near Jaipur in Rajasthan and its domes were clad with white marble.