The Darasbari Mosque (Bengali: দারসবাড়ি মসজিদ) is an historic former mosque and now architectural monument, located in Shibganj Upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District, in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. Built in 1479 CE, the former mosque is situated approximately one kilometre (zero point six two miles) to the south-west Kotwali Gate and approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the west of the Choto Sona Mosque.[1] It

History

According to an inscription, the former brick mosque was constructed by the restored Iliyas Shahi sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah, son of Barbak Shah.[2][3] By 2003, the former mosque had no roof and the verandah has fallen down.[4] In size, it is the third largest mosque in the city of Gaur-Lakhnauti, after the Bara Sona and Guntanta mosques.

Architecture

Externally, the former mosque measures 34 by 20.6 metres (112 by 68 ft) and internally 30.3 by 11.7 metres (99 by 38 ft). It was built of brick, and the pillars are stone.[5]

The roof of the former mosque with verandah was covered with 24 domes and 4 chauchala vaults. The prayer room is accessed from the east by seven pointed-arch openings from the verandah. There are three pointed archways in the southern wall and two in the northern wall.

Inside the former prayer chamber are the remains of a royal gallery in its north-west corner. The qiblah wall contains totally eleven mihrabs (two of these belong to the royal gallery at the upper level). It was ornamented by terracotta plaques, some of which are visible on the western and southern outer wall surface under the cornice.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hasan, Perween (2007). Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh. I.B. Tauris. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-84511-381-0.
  2. ^ "Darasbari mosque: Visiting one of the oldest mosques in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. September 26, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Aiman, Sania (September 22, 2022). "A trip to Darasbari mosque in Chapai Nawabganj". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Darasbari Mosque". Banglapedia.
  5. ^ Husain, ABM (2012). "Darasbari Mosque". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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