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Baitul Mukarram (Arabic: بيت المكرّم; Bengali: বায়তুল মোকাররম; The Holy House) is the national mosque of Bangladesh.Located at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was completed in 1968.
Baitul Mukarram Mosque is situated at Purana Paltan east of Bangladesh Secretariat and north of Dhaka Stadium. Largest Mosque in the city and 10th largest mosque of world by capacity, three storied and built after the pattern of the Kaba Sharif. Very beautiful and costly decorations in the interior. Long lawn, garden and rows of fountains to the south and east. The mosque is on a very high platform. Lovely flights of stairs lead to it; from the south, east and north. On the east is a vast veranda, which is also used for prayer and Eid congregation. Below in the ground floor is a shopping center.
Baitul Mukarram Mosque is situated at Purana Paltan east of Bangladesh Secretariat and north of Dhaka Stadium. Largest Mosque in the city and 10th largest mosque of world by capacity, three storied and built after the pattern of the Kaba Sharif. Very beautiful and costly decorations in the interior. Long lawn, garden and rows of fountains to the south and east. The mosque is on a very high platform. Lovely flights of stairs lead to it; from the south, east and north. On the east is a vast veranda, which is also used for prayer and Eid congregation. Below in the ground floor is a shopping center.
History Of Mosque
Baitul Mukarram Mosque is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Its construction began on 27 January 1960, and has been going on in phases. In the late 1950s Dhaka grew very rapidly. Abdul Latif Ibrahim Bawani first came up with the idea of building a grand mosque with a large capacity. The "Baitul Mukarram Mosque Society" was formed in 1959 to facilitate the project. Land was allocated for the mosque complex at the meeting point of Old and New Dhaka. The site was also in close proximity to the central business district of the city. Architect T Abdul Hussain Thariani was commissioned to design the mosque complex. The plan included shops, offices, libraries and parking areas within the complex.The mosque was completed in 1968.
Architecture and Design
A Mosque without a dome over the roof of its main prayer hall must have been a unique experiment. The Baitul Mukarram Mosque’s building is eight storied and 99 feet high from the ground level. According to the original plan, the main entrance of the mosque was to be on the eastern side.The shahan on the east is 29,000 square feet with ablution space on its south and north sides. Ablution or Wu’du Place cached an important part when the Baitul Mukarram Mosque was begun.The absence of a dome on the main building is compensated by the two superficial domed entrance porticoes, one on the south, and the other on the north. The height of these porticoes consists of three rabbit's foot shaped arches, the middle of which is bigger than the rest. Two patios ensure that enough light and air enter the prayer hall of Baitul Mukarram Mosque.
The area of the main prayer hall is 26,517 square feet with a mezzanine floor of 1,840 square feet at the eastern side. The hall is surrounded by verandas on three of its sides.The Mihrab of the hall is rectangular instead of semi-circular.Excessive ornamentation is avoided throughout the mosque, since minimizing ornamentation is typical of modern architecture.The Baitul Mukarram mosque is modern in its architectural style.
Baitul Mukarram Masjid has a shopping mall in its ground floor. You can find many important things in this Market as it is one of the oldest markets of the country. Much prominent jewelry houses have their head offices and branches in this market. The other products you can find are mainly religious clothes of Muslim such as Panjabi shops, Cap (Topee) shops, Thaan Kapor and so on. The qualities of these products are better than other markets.
Baitul Mukarram’s has likeness to the Holy Kaaba located at Mecca, Qibla of all the Muslim Ummah in the world.
The area of the main prayer hall is 26,517 square feet with a mezzanine floor of 1,840 square feet at the eastern side. The hall is surrounded by verandas on three of its sides.The Mihrab of the hall is rectangular instead of semi-circular.Excessive ornamentation is avoided throughout the mosque, since minimizing ornamentation is typical of modern architecture.The Baitul Mukarram mosque is modern in its architectural style.
Baitul Mukarram Masjid has a shopping mall in its ground floor. You can find many important things in this Market as it is one of the oldest markets of the country. Much prominent jewelry houses have their head offices and branches in this market. The other products you can find are mainly religious clothes of Muslim such as Panjabi shops, Cap (Topee) shops, Thaan Kapor and so on. The qualities of these products are better than other markets.
Baitul Mukarram’s has likeness to the Holy Kaaba located at Mecca, Qibla of all the Muslim Ummah in the world.
