| Shahpur Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Shahpur Mosque in 1866 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Sect | Sufism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active[clarification needed] |
| Location | |
| Location | Ahmedabad,Gujarat |
| Country | India |
  Location inAhmedabad | |
| Coordinates | 23°02′16″N72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°E /23.0376798; 72.5804191 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Indo-Islamic architecture |
| Founder | Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti |
| Completed | 1565 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Width | 12 m (38 ft) |
| Dome | One |
| Minaret | Two |
| Official name | Shahpur Kazi Mohmad Chisti's Masjid |
| Reference no. | N-GJ-28 |
TheShahpur Mosque, also known asShahpur Paththarwali Masjid orKazi Mohammed Chishti's Mosque, is aSufimosque located near Shahpur Gate inAhmedabad, in the state ofGujarat,India. The structure is aMonument of National Importance.[1]
Shahpur Mosque was built in 1565, by Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti (d.1574) of theShahpur Qazi religious order. It was never finished. The dimensions are 18 metres (59 ft) long by 12 metres (38 ft) wide. The body, simple and graceful, arched in the under story, and except the central window flat in the upper, is an attempt to combine the pillared and arched styles. Theminarets, perhaps in too great contrast to the plainness of the body of the building, are for richness of ornament and delicacy of tracery equal to any mosque in Ahmedabad. The central dome positioned on second floor is supported by twelve pillars. There are forty-four more pillars which support the roof and arches in thefaçade.[2]
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