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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Baba Adam's Mosque

Baba Adam's Mosque

Baba Adam's Mosque and Tomb is situated near Dhaka division, in the village of Kazi Qasba under Rikabibazar Union in Rampal thana of Munshiganj district. It is a historical creature of Bangladesh and a symbol of Islam. Baba Adam's Mosque shows all the decorative and architectural characteristics of the sultanate architecture of Bengal. This mosque, in fact, bears the mature form of the sultanate mosque style of this region (Bangladesh). It is a six-domed mosque. It displays the same characteristic features of the period such as the faceted octagonal turrets at 4 corners, the curved cornice, the facade and 3 mihrabs relieved richly with beautiful terracotta floral and hanging patterns.

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