Wazir Khan Mosque
The Wazir Khan Mosque was built in 17th-century Lahore. A Shah Hammam bath was commissioned nearby. This mosque dates back to 1634. World Heritage Site recognized by Unesco.
The Wazir Khan Mosque features kashi-kari tiles and Mughal frescoes. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the United States, and the Punjab government contributed to extensive restoration work in 2009.
Location[edit]
Air view of Wazir Khan Mosque. Shahi Guzargah is on the south side.
The mosque was used by Mughal nobles to access Lahore Fort via Shahi Guzargah, or the Royal Road. In the mosque is the Shahi Hammam. Wazir Khan Chowk and Chitta Gate are opposite. A mosque buried Sakhi Saif Souf.
Background[edit]
In honor of Hakeem Ilam-ud-din Ansari, Wazir Khan ordered the mosque. Lahore was later home to several monuments. In 1634, Miran Badshah[10] was enshrined in Wazir Khan mosque. Wazir Khan owned the Delhi Gate. It replaced an older shrine.
Additionally, it featured rich frescoes that synthesized Mughal and local decorative traditions. As a result, it became the main Friday prayer mosque in Lahore.
Along with the mosque's main entrance, there was also a town square with calligraphers and bookbinders shops. The mosque's northern and eastern façades were also home to a Shahi Hammam. Those funds were used to maintain the mosque by the waqf. [16]
Shah Jahan built the mosque. A father-son article about the mosque appeared in the former Journal of Indian Art.
Architecture[edit]
Mosque embellishments are extensive and detailed.
The mosque's main portal overlooks Wazir Khan Chowk. In Shahi Guzargah, Wazir Khan Mosque measures 279 feet by 159 feet. Bricks made of kankar lime.
Decorative elements[edit]
Wazir Khan mosque has elaborate ornamentation inspired by many decorative traditions. Shah Jahan monument in Lahore.
Theme
The mosque's exterior is decorated with kashi-kari[10]. The courtyard facades are decorated in Persian motifs. Grapevines and star-shaped flowers are common in the Persian style. A cypress tree motif is also borrowed from Persia.
The fresco is Mughal.
The entry portal includes Quran verses, Prophet Muhammad's sayings, prayers for Prophet Muhammad, and calligraphic inscriptions. The Surah Al-Baqara verses were calligraphed above the prayer hall entrance.
Fresh
The Wazir Khan Mosque has high-quality bon frescoes, unlike the Shah Jahan Mosque in Sindh. Unlike other Mughal-era mosques, this mosque incorporates both imperial Mughal elements and local Punjabi decorations. The mosque's biggest dome is the Char Taq, a Persian design. A tree, wine pitcher, and fruit platter are depicted in frescoes on the dome's underside. The frescoes depict paradise according to Islam.
Decorations
Muqarnas adorn a few arches.
An arched niche in Wazir Khan Chowk faces the mosque's entrance. Lahore founded the muqarnas, which was also found at the Alhambra in Spain. In its low domes, Lahore reflects the Lodi dynasty's rule.
Layout[edit]
Entrance[edit]
He is buried in the mosque.
The mosque has a calligraphers' bazaar.
Wazir Khan Mosque has a Timurid Iwan. It has a balcony. Tiles adorn the Iwan. A Persian quatrain by Muhammad Ali flanks the Iwan.
Keep the Qibla open until the resurrection.
Top panel:
Done! Sow, reap. Paradise requires passing the gate.
This mosque has a large iwan in Wazir Khan Chowk.
It has an octagonal chamber at its center. Octagonal chamber at the entry point. The Calligrapher's Bazaar aligns with two axes of the mosque.
Courtyard[edit]
Kashi-Kari tiles cover the courtyard facades.
There is an octagonal chamber in the mosque's courtyard. Persian mosques had 160-foot-square brick courtyards.
In the mosque's courtyard, there is an Islamic ritual washing pool. Sufi saint Miran Badshah's tomb is subterranean in this courtyard.
There are 32 khanas. Minarets stand 107 feet high on each corner.
Main prayer hall[edit]
A 130-foot by 42-foot prayer hall. Similar to Mariyam Zamani Begum's prayer hall, there is a single long aisle.
An arched dome forms a square pavilion in Persian architecture with a diameter of 23 feet. Over the remaining compartments in the prayer hall are 21-foot tall domes with diameters of 19 feet. Then
Ablution pool.
Mosaic designs decorate each wall. A soundproof dome covers the mosque's courtyard.