Here's a short description of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore ¹ ²: <br />- The Badshahi Mosque is an iconic Mughal-era congregational mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. <br />- The mosque is located opposite the Lahore Fort in the outskirts of the Walled City. <br />- The Badshahi Mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb between 1671 and 1673. <br />- The mosque is an important example of Mughal architecture, with an exterior that is decorated with carved red sandstone with marble inlay. <br />- It remains the largest mosque of the Mughal-era and the third-largest mosque in Pakistan. <br />- The mosque was built as a tribute to Aurangzeb's military campaigns in southern India. <br />- The mosque has a large courtyard that can accommodate 100,000 worshipers. <br />- The mosque also functions as an idgah. <br />- The minarets of the mosque are 196 feet tall.
