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Description
Property Name: Haibat Khan Mosque
Inventory No: 91-79-4
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-23
Country (State party): India
Province: Gujarat
Town: Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates: 23° 0′ 45″ N
72° 34′ 56″ E
Historic Period: 15th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1425
Style: Bahmanid
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The Haibat Khan Mosque is located at the south-east of the Jamalpur Gate and in the southern part of the city.On the Haibat Khan Mosque, which is very similar in design with the Ahmad Shah’s Mosque, Hindu architectural and decorative elements including pillars derived from an earlier Hindu temple, are used.
Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
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
During the communal violence in 2002, the mosque was extensively damaged.. By 2006 restoration work had been completed and the mosque reopened to the public.
References
British Library, Online Gallery: www.bl.uk
Web site of The Institute of Oriental Culture: www.ioc.u-tokyo-.ac.jp