A Spanish Mosque In India
The Begumpet township of Secundrabad, Hyderabad, India,
boasts of a
beautiful mosque with unique design in Indian context - A mosque with Spanish or
Hispano–Islamic architecture.
This one-of-its-kind mosque in India was built in 1906 by Nawab Sir Iqbal Ud Daula, a Noble person
and Prime Minister of Nizam (Ruler) of erstwhile Hyderabad State. He had
commissioned the construction of the mosque soon after his return from Spain and
it is believed that he was inspired by the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Andalusia,
Spain. The distinct feature of the exterior of the mosque are its church like
spires instead of the traditional minarets or domes.
The interior of the mosque also has pronounced similarity with the Córdoba
Mosque, notably the horseshoe arches and columns in its main hall, which give
the hall a definitive European feel. The Quranic verses in exquisite calligraphy
inscribed on the inside walls are in Ottoman Turkish instead of the traditional Arabic.
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Image from Flickr is by Maduraikaaran Travels
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Source of info and more info:
- Anuradha Goyal Travels. The blog is full of useful travel information and great images of several world heritage sites and off beat travel destinations in India.
- The Hindu, Newspaper
- Wikipedia
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