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Description
Property Name: Masjid of Qutbuddin Ahmad Shah
Inventory No: 91-79-5
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-24
Country (State party): India
Province: Gujarat
Town: Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates: 23° 2′ 22.47″ N
72° 33′ 57.67″ E
Historic Period: 15th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1414
Style: Bahmanid
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Masjid of Qutbuddin Ahmad Shah, in the citadel of Ahmadabad, is built by Ahmad Shah right after the foundation of the city. In the arabic text over the mihrab is mentioned, that the mosque is built by Ahmed Shah in 1414.The ground plan is based on the Jami Masjid in Cambay, built in 1325. The roof is covered with ten large domes and other smaller ones between. The central arched entrance of the mosque is situated on the eastern façade. On either side of the entrance there are four other entrances and eight perforated stone windows. The stairs situated in an alcove, on either side of the entrance, are suggesting that there were two minarets.There is a second floor at the northwest corner of the mosque, which is supported by a line of pillars and used as a prayer hall for women. Wooden lattice windows are located between the pillars of this section.
Selection Criteria
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The mosque was restored in 2011 by Archaeological Survey of India at cost of Rs. 2.2 million.
References
British Library, Online Gallery: www.bl.uk
Web site of The Institute of Oriental Culture: www.ioc.u-tokyo-.ac.jp