Multan
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This
beautiful mosque is located on the main Multan-Lahore highway in the North-East
of the city, It was built in 1735 AD by Nawab Abdul Samad Khan, then governor
of Multan. It is a very spacious mosque provided with a vast courtyard
and a huge prayer chamber two hundred and fifty feet long and fity-four
feet broad, and crowned by seven domes. Its exterior is was faced with
glazed blue tiles and its interior was ornamented with colourful faience
mosaics. The mosque suffered extensively during the Sikh period as it
was used for military purposes. By the British it was used for many years
as the Deputy Commissioners Court, but in 1863 AD it was restored
to it's original purpose.
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