Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Baitul Mukarram, the National Mosque of Bangladesh is designed in the style of the Kaaba of Mecca. The eight storied mosque can accommodate about 40,000 people at a time for performing their prayers. the mosque was completed in 1968. Two patios (roofless inner courtyard) ensure that enough light and air enter the prayer hall of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
The prayer niché of the hall is rectangular instead of semi-circular. Excessive ornamentation is avoided throughout the mosque, since minimizing ornamentation is typical of modern architecture. It is the biggest mosque of Bangladesh and the 10th biggest in the world which preserves the traditional principles of the Mughal Architectures.
- Name: Baitul Mukarram
- Location: Dhaka
- Country: Bangladesh
- Built Year: 1968
