#LifeTakesAfullCIRCLE #MoorishMosque From Kapurthala, Punjab, India to Marrakech, Morocco. We have a similar mosque in my hometown. Suryaveer Singh Harjinder Bal Bal Akarpuria Deepika Thakur Bickram Sidhu Moorish Mosque A spectacular example of the secular history of Kapurthala is the Moorish Mosque, a famous replica of the Grand Mosque of Marakesh, Morocco, was built by a French architect, Monsieur M Manteaux. Its construction was commissioned by the last ruler of Kapurthala, Maharajah Jagatjit Singh and took 13 years to complete between 1917 and 1930. It was then consecrated in the presence of the late Nawab of Bhawalpur. The Mosques inner dome contains decorations by the artists of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore. The Mosque is a National Monument under the Archeological Survey of India. It was one of the monumental creations in the State during the premiership of late Diwan Sir Abdul Hamid Kt., CIE, OBE. It was his keen interest with Maharajas blessings that the mosque was completed. Its wooden model lay at the entrance of the Lahore Museum.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:53:05 +0000
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