Srinagar Shah-e-Hamadan Mosque 1395 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Srinagar, Kashmir
Shah-e-Hamadan Mosque
1395
This mosque is an excellent example of indigenous wood architecture that draws inspiration from Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic architecture. Constructed by Sultan Sikandar and dedicated to the memory of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani, a Muslim saint from Hamadan, Persia, this mosque also serves as a khankah.
Ravaged by fire in 1480, it was reconstructed and expanded by Sultan Hassan Shah. In 1493 it was demolished and rebuilt as a two-story structure. Again in 1731 fire destroyed the mosque; Abul Barkat Khan reconstructed it.

View from the Jelum River









Main entrance to Mosque



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