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[name] => {:en}Gutia Mosque{:}{:bn}গুটিয়া মসজিদ{:}
[post_id] => 899
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[thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Guthia-Mosque-Barisal-011-300x225.jpg
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Gutia Mosque is situated in Barisal, also known as Baitul Aman Mosque. The mosque was built 20 km away from Barisal in a place called Ujirpur. It is supposed that, it took 210 million BDT to build this mosque. This mosque is outstanding to look at as the best equipment’s have been used. It is well decorated with lights, frames, and has speakers of BOSE, so the Azan is very melodious. The area is huge with a Madrasa, Eidgah, pond and garden. It has 30 staffs to look after the mosque. This mosque has separate place for women to perform Salah.
Mr. Sharfuddin Ahmed Shantu established this mosque in 16th Dec, 2003. He spent 10 million dollars to build this Gutia Masjid. The designs and decorations used here are taken from Europe, Asia, and Middle East's most famous mosque.
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ইউরোপ, এশিয়া এবং মধ্য প্রাচ্যের নামকরা মসজিদগুলোর নকশা অনুকরনের প্রায় ২১ কোটি টাকা ব্যয় করে বরিশাল থেকে ২০ কিলোমিটার দূরে উজিরপুরে ১৬ ডিসেম্বর ২০০৩ তারিখে এই মসজিদটি নির্মাণ করেন জনাব শরফুদ্দিন আহমেদ সানটু। নয়নাভিরাম এই মসজিদটিতে ব্যাবহার করা হয়েছে উন্নমানের কাঁচ, ফ্রেম, এবং বোস স্পিকার, যেটির কারনে এই মসজিদের আজান বিশেষভাবে শ্রুতিমধুর হয়েছে। মসজিদটির বিশাল সীমানার মধ্যে আরও আছে মাদ্রাসা, ঈদগাহ, পুকুর এবং বাগান। এই মসজিদটির তত্ত্বাবধানে ৩০ জন কর্মচারী নিয়োজিত আছেন। মহিলাদের নামাজ আদায়ের জন্য আলাদা ব্যাবস্থা রয়েছে মসজিদটিতে।
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[name] => Mosque of Kartalab Khan
[post_id] => 7301
[post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/mosque-of-kartalab-khan/
[thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Mosque-of-Kartalab-Khan1-300x225.jpg
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Kartalab Khan Mashjid or Mosque of Kartalab Khan (কর্তালাব খান মসজিদ) is located at the Begum Bazar of Old Dhaka. It was built by the Dewan Murshid Quli Khan, also known as Kartalab Khan during 1701-1704, and the mosque named after him. For its location, people used to call this as Begum Bazar Mosque. Hardly very few people know this mosque as Kartalab Khan's Mosque now a days. The Google Map coordinate of the mosque is (23°43'2.03"N, 90°23'54.59"E), near to the Dhaka Central Jail.
Like any other mosques of that period, this one was built over a plinth like high vault. This mosque has five domes at the top of it, and an extended do-chala (দো চালা) like room at northern side. Though it was built around 300 years back, but now a days none of its antiquities are available.
Old Dhaka is already a congested area and there is hardly any space around the mosque for you to observe. Busy trading is going on around the mosque area. In fact it will be hard for you to stand beside the road and watch the top of the mosque.
There are buildings around the mosque those are using as market. So you can easily use any of those. This mosque could have been used as a token of our glorious past if it were handled with great care.
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[post_id] => 1610
[post_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/shat-gumbuj-mosque/
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The Shat Gombuj Mosque has existed for nearly for 6 centuries. It is also referred to as sixty Dome Mosque. It is one of the largest historical mosques in the Bangladesh. People in Indian subcontinent praise it for architectural beauty. Khan Jahan Ali built the Shat Gombuj Mosque. The walls are unusually thick, made from tapered brick. 77 low domes are located inside and one dome on every corner.
Many aisles serve as divisions in its interior. Most of its parts were decorated by terracotta. The structure looks like a fortress, three smaller mosques can be found near it. They are Bibi Begni’s Mosque, which is found on its western side; the Chunakhola Mosque, located half a mile northwest of Bibi Begni’s Mosque; and the Singar Mosque, which is a single-domed mosque like the Chunakhola, located nearly half a mile southeast of Shat Gombuj Mosque.
{:}{:bn}প্রায় ৬ শতক ধরে স্থায়ী ষাটগম্বুজ মসজিদ দেশের বৃহত্তম ঐতিহাসিক মসজিদগুলোর মধ্যে একটি। ভারতীয় উপমহাদেশের অধিবাসীরা এই মসজিদটির স্থাপত্যশৈলীর তারিফ করে থাকে। খান জাহান আলী এই মসজিদটি নির্মাণ করেছিলেন। চ্যাপ্টা ইট দিয়ে নির্মিত এই ষাটগম্বুজ মসজিদের দেয়ালগুলো অস্বাভাবিক রকমের পুরু। মসজিদের অভ্যন্তরে ৭৭টি নিচু গম্বুজ রয়েছে এবং প্রতি কোণায় একটি করে গম্বুজ রয়েছে। ষাটগম্বুজ মসজিদের অভ্যন্তরকে বেশকিছু সারির মাধ্যমে পৃথক করা হয়েছে যেগুলোর বেশিরভাগেই টেরাকোটার কাজ করা রয়েছে। দুর্গের সাথে সাদৃশ্য এই স্থাপনাটির নিকটে আরো তিনটি ছোট মসজিদ রয়েছে। এগুলো হলঃ পশ্চিম দিকে বিবি বেগনির মসজিদ, বিবির বেগনির মসজিদের আধ মাইল উত্তর পশ্চিমে অবস্থিত চুনাখোলা মসজিদ, এবং ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদের আধ মাইল দক্ষিন পূর্বে অবস্থিত একগম্বুজ বিশিষ্ট সিঙ্গাইর মসজিদ।{:}
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[name] => Shahjadpur Mosque
[post_id] => 3085
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[thumb_link] => http://offroadbangladesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Shahzadpur-Masjid-Banglapedia1.jpg
[post_content] => It was built in 1528 in ancient Bangla. Many people believe that it is a 15
th century architecture which was built by Shah Mokdum(R). There is no inscription found for any date. Shahjadpur mosque stands on the bank of the river Hurasagar at Dargapara, the extreme end of Shahjadpur proper, in the district of Sirajganj. It is not dated by any inscription. Architectural as well as decorative features of the mosque point to its 15th century origin. Its architectural and decorative features indicate that it is of the 15
th century. It has a rectangular multi domed shape. Externally it is 19.13m tall and 12.6m wide and internally it is 15.77m tall and 9.60m wide. Its walls are 1.5m thick. Inside we can find 2 rows made of stone pillars and they carry pointed archways. There are 8 black slag pillars. There are 5 arched entrances in the mosque parallel to the west wall mihrab.
There are eight black basalt pillars, square at the base, then octagonal, and having a square capital on the top. The mosque is entered by five impressive arched entrances parallel to the mihrabs in the west wall. There are three blind niches on the south and north sides where the openings would have been. There are two subsidiary mihrabs on the left side of the central mihrab, and one on the right side. The place of another mihrab on the right side of the central mihrab is occupied by the mimbar of the mosque. The plan shows five bays and three aisles, allowing for fifteen uniform domes over the roof. The decoration and roof the mosque is slightly curved which dates back during time of Sultanate period. This mosque resembles features of early Sultanate period of Bengal.
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