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Monday, June 22, 2009

The Sixty Pillar Masjid Bangladesh




The Sixty Pillar Masjid (the Shatgumbad) is a Masjid located in Bagerhat, south Bangladesh.
This is one of the oldest Masjids in the country. It attracts a large number of tourists and visitors every year.
It has more than sixty pillars with its eighty one gambuj or domes.
Seventy seven domes are over the roof and four smaller ones over the four corner towers.
It was established by Khan Jahan Ali, a Muslim saint and the local ruler of Bagerhat
, during the 15th century CE. The Masjid is decorated mostly with terracotta and bricks.

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