Qutbuddin Mosque

Qutub Shah's Mosque
Qutub Shah's Mosque
	Qutub Shah's Mosque, 1866
	Location in Gujarat, India
Basic information
Location	Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates	23°02′07″N 72°35′15″E / 23.0353252°N 72.5873828°ECoordinates: 23°02′07″N 72°35′15″E / 23.0353252°N 72.5873828°E
Affiliation	Islam
Municipality	Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
State	Gujarat
Status	Active
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Indo-Islamic architecture
Founder	Sultan Qutb-ud-din
Completed	1446
Designated as NHL	National Monument of Importance; ASI Monument No. N-GJ-16

Qutub Shah's Mosque or Sultan Qutbuddin Masjid is a medieval mosque in Ahmedabad, India.^[1]

History

Qutub Shah's Mosque, Ahmedabad (c. 1880)

It was raised in 1446 by Sultan Qutb-ud-din Ahmad Shah II during the reign of his father Sultan Muhammad Shah II. It is a large heavy building with Hindu architecture elements.^[1]

References

1 2 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[gg-1] 1 2 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.