The mosque was built circa 1560 by Baba Lului, or Baba Muhammad Jafar, believed to be a pearl merchant. The interior dimensions of the mosque are 69 feet in length by 37 feet in width. There are twelve pillars which are two storeys high, support the central dome. There are more forty-four pillars which support the roof of the mosque and the arches in the facade. There are four perforated stone windows in the back wall and the three mihrabs of carved marble. There are two minarets are on each end of the facade. They have base of fourteen square feet and their niches are decorated with floral patterns.[1][2] The mosque was damaged in 2001 Gujarat earthquake and was restored by Archaeological Survey of India.[3]
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^Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 290. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Achyut Yagnik (2 February 2011). Ahmedabad: From Royal city to Megacity. Penguin Books Limited. p. 103. ISBN978-81-8475-473-5.
^"Adhesives injected to protect monuments". The Hindu. 19 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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baba, lului, mosque, also, known, baba, lavlavie, masjid, medieval, mosque, tomb, complex, behrampura, area, ahmedabad, india, religionaffiliationislamstatusactivelocationlocationbehrampura, ahmedabadmunicipalityahmedabad, municipal, corporationstategujaratloc. Baba Lului s Mosque also known as Baba Lavlavie s Masjid is a medieval mosque and tomb complex in Behrampura area of Ahmedabad India Baba Lului s MosqueReligionAffiliationIslamStatusActiveLocationLocationBehrampura AhmedabadMunicipalityAhmedabad Municipal CorporationStateGujaratLocation in Ahmedabad Gujarat IndiaShow map of AhmedabadBaba Lului s Mosque Gujarat Show map of GujaratGeographic coordinates23 00 32 N 72 34 33 E 23 008867 N 72 575786 E 23 008867 72 575786ArchitectureTypeMosque and tombStyleIndo Islamic architectureFounderBaba LuluiCompleted1560SpecificationsLength69Width37Minaret s 2History and architecture editThe mosque was built circa 1560 by Baba Lului or Baba Muhammad Jafar believed to be a pearl merchant The interior dimensions of the mosque are 69 feet in length by 37 feet in width There are twelve pillars which are two storeys high support the central dome There are more forty four pillars which support the roof of the mosque and the arches in the facade There are four perforated stone windows in the back wall and the three mihrabs of carved marble There are two minarets are on each end of the facade They have base of fourteen square feet and their niches are decorated with floral patterns 1 2 The mosque was damaged in 2001 Gujarat earthquake and was restored by Archaeological Survey of India 3 References edit Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Ahmedabad Government Central Press 1879 p 290 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Achyut Yagnik 2 February 2011 Ahmedabad From Royal city to Megacity Penguin Books Limited p 103 ISBN 978 81 8475 473 5 Adhesives injected to protect monuments The Hindu 19 February 2001 Archived from the original on 11 December 2014 Retrieved 11 December 2014 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baba Lului s Masjid nbsp This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baba Lului 27s Mosque amp oldid 1197378278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
