Binat Bibi Mosque
Also known as: বিনত বিবি মসজিদ
mosque in Bangladesh
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Overview
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Binat Bibi Mosque stands in the Narinda area of Bangladesh, beside Hayat Bepari's Bridge, and is described as the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka. It is a square, single-domed building, measuring about 3.7 metres (12 feet) on each side inside, with one hemispherical dome rising above the square room. It has entrances on the east, north and south. Features regarded as pre-Mughal include curved cornices and battlements, octagonal turrets at the corners, and arches on the three open sides. The ornamentation is modest, and the building is coated with plaster.
History
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The mosque was built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat, during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1435–1459), Sultan of Bengal.
A renovation plan has been reported in which part of the building was to be demolished, a minaret about 21 metres (70 feet) high added, and the structure extended from three stories to seven.
From Wikipedia
Binat Bibi Mosque is the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka, built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was built during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1435–1459). The mosque is located beside the Hayat Bepari's Bridge in the Narinda area.
The mosque is a square, single-domed building measuring 12 feet (3.7 m) square internally with a single hemispherical dome at the top of the square room. Entrances are from the east, north, and south. Pre-Mughal features included the curved cornices and battlements, corner octagonal turrets, and arches on the southern, northern, and eastern sides. The ornamentation is modest, and the building is coated with plaster.
A portion of the mosque is being demolished as part of a renovation plan that includes building a 70-foot (21 m) high minaret and extending the current building from three stories to seven.
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