Yellow Mosque (also known as Zurud Mosque) is situated in the Hazarduari Palace complex at Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
Yellow Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Leadership | Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah |
Year consecrated | 1756-57 |
Location | |
Location | Murshidabad, West Bengal, India |
Geographic coordinates | 24°11′14″N 88°16′04″E / 24.1873°N 88.2679°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic |
Dome(s) | 3 |
History
editThe Yellow Mosque is said to have been built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah in 1756–57, in the Hazarduari Palace complex, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River.[1]
According to the Archaeological Survey of India, as mentioned in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Yellow Mosque is an ASI Listed Monument.[2]
Maps
editYellow Mosque picture gallery
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ASI, Kolkata Circle". Yellow Mosque, Killa Nizamat. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 126. ASI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
editMurshidabad travel guide from Wikivoyage
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