Badshahi Masjid Lahore loosely translates to “one more angel” and is the second largest mosque in the country of Pakistan. Located in the city of Lahore, the mosque was built in 1674 and can hold up to an astounding 55,000 people at a time.
This particular mosque was built during the reign of Emperor Aurenzeb, who is fondly remembered as the last of the Mughal rulers. Build adjacent to the Lajore Fort, the mosque incurred a great deal of damage later on during the Sikh Rule and was once even used as a horse stable. At one point Muslims weren’t even allowed to worship within the mosque’s walls, forced to gather in a small place on the lawn.
After the British took control of India they used the mosque as a place to practice shooting and store their cannons. They even went as far as demolishing one of the walls to prevent the Muslims from using it as a place to gather to discuss their anti-British sentiments. Later the British returned the mosque to the Muslims, who then spent hundreds of years carrying out extensive repairs. The mosque undergoes constant construction and change to this day.
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