Star Mosque
mosque in Bangladesh
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Overview
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The Star Mosque, also known as Tara Masjid, is a mosque in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Sources place it in the Armanitola area of the city. It is noted for its ornate design, decorated with motifs of blue stars. Its image appears on the Bangladeshi 100 taka banknote. Its architectural style is recorded as Islamic architecture.
History
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The mosque is said to have been built in the first half of the 19th century by Mirza Golam Pir, also known as Mirza Ahmed Jan. The Arabic source presents this dating and attribution as a belief rather than a firmly established fact.
From Wikipedia
Star Mosque (also known as Tara Masjid) is a mosque located in Armanitola area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The mosque has ornate designs and is decorated with motifs of blue stars. It was built in the first half of the 19th century by Mirza Golam Pir (Mirza Ahmed Jan). It is also the image on the ৳100 note on the Bangladeshi taka currency.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B2%D1%91%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C