Binat Bibi Mosque

Binat Bibi Mosque
বিনত বিবির মসজিদ

Binat Bibi Mosque in 2007
Basic information
Location Narinda, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Affiliation Islam
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Specifications

Binat Bibi Mosque is the earliest[1] surviving mosque in Dhaka built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (r. 1435–1459).[2] The mosque is located beside the Hayat Bepari's Bridge in Narinda area.[1]

Structure

The mosque is a square, single domed mosque measuring 12 feet (3.7 m) square internally with a single hemispherical dome atop the square room. Entrances are from east, north and south. Pre-Mughal features included the curved cornices and battlements, corner octagonal turrets, and arches on the south, north and eastern sides. The ornamentation is modest and the building is coated with plaster.[3]

Current state

Part of the mosque is being demolished as part of a renovation plan which includes building a 70-foot (21 m) high minaret, and the extension of the current building from three stories to seven.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ayesha Begum, Bakht Binat's Mosque, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2012-09-18
  2. ↑ "Binat Bibi Mosque". ArchNet Digital Library. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pre-Mughal structure in ruin: Binat Bibi mosque partly demolished". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

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