The historic sixty-domed mosque

Sixty Domed Mosque

The historic sixty-domed mosque:

The historic sixty-domed mosque is located in Bagerhat district. Ulugh Khan-i-Jahan built this mosque in the 15th century. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1985. Several tombs, mosques, ponds and mounds have been found in the sixty-domed area. Sixty Gumbuj Mosque is one of them. 61 domes have been found in the mosque. There is a museum in the mosque area.

The mosque is about 180 feet long on the north-south side and about 143 feet long on the inside, and about 104 feet wide on the east-west side and about 6 feet wide on the inside, and the walls are about 6.5 feet thick.

It is said that Hazrat Khan Jahan (RA) used his miraculous powers to build the mosque by floating all the stones from the palace of Orissa in distant India.

This huge mosque has four minarets at the four corners and an 8 feet wide wall around it. There is a minaret on the south side of the mosque and a staircase leading up to the minaret. The mosque is made of small bricks. The mosque has five small arches on either side and a large arch in the middle of the front. The mosque has a total of 27 doors and a main door on the west side next to the arch. The Department of Archeology and Museums of the Government of Bangladesh has taken the responsibility of preserving this historic mosque as an antiquity. The mosque has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

History of construction of sixty domed mosques:

The largest architectural monument in the city of Khalifatabad at that time was the sixty-domed mosque. The area of ​​the mosque is 48.7 m in north-south and 32.92 m in east-west (exterior). Inward 43.89 m × 26.72 m. There are seven arched paths to the north and south and eleven to the east wall to enter the mosque. There is an archway on the west wall. There are four corner towers in the four corners. There are ten mihrabs. Although the mosque has sixty domes, the number of domes in the mosque is 61. There are 4 domes and 6 domes in the four corner corners of the roof. The sixty-domed mosque at that time served as an important madrasa, administrative center, and meeting place. The sixty-domed mosque is the most brilliant example of Khanjahan Ali's aesthetic architecture.

Inside of Sixty Domed Mosque

Moreover, the world-famous single-domed Bibi Begni Mosque is near the sixty-domed mosque. The mosque is 16.15 square meters on the outside, has four corner towers at the four corners and an arched entrance on the north and south walls.

You can also see the one-domed mosque at Chunakhola, a rare example on the west bank of Thakurdighi is the nine-domed mosque, the one-domed mosque at Zindapi, the Rezakhoda mosque is probably the six-domed mosque and the Sabekdanga prayer hall is the one-domed mosque.

The tomb of Hazrat Khanjahan Ali (RA) has a dome and is square in shape. Khanjahan Ali's residence is located 300 m north of the sixty-domed mosque. Excavation work on this settlement is in its early stages.

One Domed Mosque

Bagerhat city:

General Ulugh Khan Jahan (d. 1459 AD) built the city of Bagerhat, rich in architectural monuments, on the banks of the river Bhairab about six hundred years ago. In 1535, Sultan Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah renamed the city Khalifatabad-Badarpur. The architecture of present-day Bagerhat is one of the hallmarks of a medieval Muslim city. There are mausoleums, mosques, residences, dighis and the only surviving local government administrative center in the Middle Ages. Considering all these aesthetic architectural styles, the World Heritage Site declared the city a World Heritage Site in 1985.

Coming to Bagerhat from Dhaka:

By Air - You will arrive at Jessore Airport by air from Dhaka. You will come directly to Bagerhat by bus from Jessore. By river - Rocket steamer or ship in Bengali / Madhumati to Moralganj or Hularhat by bus. By Bus - Bagerhat can be reached in two ways by bus from Dhaka.

From Dhaka directly cross Paturia Padmanadi Ghat via Aricha, Faridpur Magura via Jessore, Bagerhat, or directly from Dhaka, cross Mawa Ghat, Faridpur through Bhanga Thana and Gopalganj over Bagerhat.

Many buses leave from Dhaka's Saidabad and Gabtoli bus stations every day from 8 am to 10 pm, such as Travels, Eagle, Sohag Paribahan if you want to reach Aricha, and Tungi Para Paribahan, Falguni, Hanif Paribahan from Gulistan. The fare for all transport is 500 rupees, AC 600 rupees. By Train - The Sundarbans and Chitra Express trains leave Dhaka every morning and afternoon for Khulna.

From Khulna train station, take an easy bike for 5 taka to the bus station and then take a direct bus for 60 taka to Satgumbuj Mosque or Hazrat Khanjahan Ali's shrine.

Sixty Domed Mosque