Tourism Bhopal, Travel to Bhopal, Bhopal Travel Guide, Bhopal Tour Packages, Bhopal Hotel » Taj-ul-Masjid http://www.tourismbhopal.org tourismbhopal.org provides Tourism In Bhopal, Bhopal Tourism Guide, Bhopal Travel Tourism Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Taj-ul-Masjid http://www.tourismbhopal.org/2010/02/taj-ul-masjid/ http://www.tourismbhopal.org/2010/02/taj-ul-masjid/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:18:23 +0000 admin http://www.tourismbhopal.org/?p=195 Taj-ul-Masjid is a 19th century mosque with a magnificent structure. The sprawling mosque is situated in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh As one of the most elegant buildings in Bhopal it stands tall with a pink facade. The words Taj-ul-Masjid literally means ‘The Crown of Mosques’. True to its name it is one of the largest mosques in India and one of the most important to the Muslims in India. The building offers impressive views and is crowned with two massive white – domed minarets.

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The Taj-ul-Masjid
The Taj-ul-Masjid is one of the largest mosques in Asia , around a courtyard with a large tank in the centre and with an imposing double storeyed gateway with 4 recessed archways and 9 imposing cusped multifold openings in the main prayer hall. The Quibla wall in the prayer hall is carved with 11 recessed arches. The structure is enlivened by the limpid expanse of water in the tank outside the northern wall.

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