Location Kolkata, India Rite Sunni Hanafi Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque Opened 1926 District Kolkata Number of minarets 27 | Affiliation Islam Province West Bengal Architectural type Mosque Capacity 10,000 Construction cost 1.5 million INR | |
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Address Rabindra Sarani, Chowringhee North, Bow Barracks, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073 Architectural styles Islamic architecture, Mughal architecture Similar Marble Palace, St Paul's Cathedral - Kolkata, Shaheed Minar - Kolkata, St John's Church - Kolkata, Millennium Park | ||
Nakhoda masjid in kolkata calcutta india
The Nakhoda Masjid is the principal mosque of Kolkata, India, in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakariya Street and Rabindra Sarani.
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Construction
The mosque was built as an imitation of the mausoleum of Mughal Emperor Akbar at Sikandra, Agra by Kutchi Memon Jamat, a small community of Sunni Muslim community from Kutch. Abdur Rahim Osman, a leader of the Kutchi Memon Jama'at, who funded the building was a shipping prince: The mosque was named Nakhoda meaning Mariner.
The foundation stone was laid on 11 September 1926. The total cost incurred for the construction was 1,500,000 Indian rupees in 1926.
Architecture and specifications
The mosque's prayer hall has a capacity of 10,000.
The masjid has three domes and two minarets which are 151 feet high. There are an additional 25 smaller minarets which range from 100 feet to 117 feet high.
The gateway is an ersatz of the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri. For this purpose granite stones were brought from Tolepur. Inside is a superb exhibition of exquisite ornamentation and artistic extravaganza.