The Badshahi Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the world. It can accommodate more than 55,000 people, although over 100,000 are usually found in the mosque and surrounding garden area today during Eid prayers. This photograph was likely taken during the 1930s. In the early 1940s, the main minarets were restored at the behest of Punjab's Chief Minister Sir Sikander Hayat Khan. Further restoration work has restored the mosque to much of its former glory.
Recently a sound-and-light show illuminates the walls of the mosque, the nearby Lahore Fort and Maharajah Ranjit Singh's tomb, offering a spectacle from nearby rooftop restaurants that has become a big tourist attraction. |
