2019.04.29 Nayabad #Mosque - a wonderful sample of great #Mughal #architecture in #Bangladesh. - - Built in 1793 it was created by the Muslim architects who came from the West (Persia is the assumption). These workers who built the famous Hindu temple Kantojir Mondir (aka Kantajew Temple) settled in a near by village and built this beautiful mosques for their daily prayers. In addition to three domes with octagonal towers at the four corners and the three arched doors that welcome visitors inside the mosque, there are two arched windows on each of the north and south sides of the mosque. These windows being in cool summer breeze and natural light into the room. - - #history #travel #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architecture_hunter #mosque #travelblogger #travelphotography #islamicarchitecture #travelphotography #travelphoto #landmark #historical #dinajpur #photographersofbangladesh #beautifulbangladesh #bangladeshinpositivelight #islam #design #persian #wanderlust #empire #mughalarchitecture #bnw #bnwphotography #bnw_society #bnw_shotz (at Dinajpur, Rājshāhi, Bangladesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxfTxG2nV10/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=146bh5bf2lyl5
2019.04.29 Nayabad #Mosque - a wonderful sample of great #Mughal #architecture in #Bangladesh. - - (Built in 1793 it was created by the Muslim architects who came from the West (Persia is the assumption) to build the famous Hindu temple Kantojir Mondir (aka Kantajew Temple). There are three domes with octagonal towers at the four corners. Three arched doors welcome visitors inside the mosque.) # - - #history #travel #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architecture_hunter #mosque #travelblogger #travelphotography #islamicarchitecture #travelphotography #travelphoto #landmark #historical #dinajpur #photographersofbangladesh #beautifulbangladesh #bangladeshinpositivelight #islam #design #persian #wanderlust #empire #mughalarchitecture #bnw #bnwphotography #bnw_society #bnw_shotz (at Dinajpur, Rājshāhi, Bangladesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxem7mUHuzg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11tic09q9g62h
2019.04.29 Nayabad #Mosque - a wonderful sample of great #Mughal #architecture in #Bangladesh. - - Created by the Muslim architects who came from the West (Persia is the assumption) to build the nearby famous Hindu temple Kantojir Mondir (aka Kantajew Temple) this mosque was completed in 1793 by those workers. There are three arched doors (the middle one seen here) which welcome the visitors inside the mosque. Rectangular #terracotta plaques beautifully decorate the outside mosque walls. - - #history #travel #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architecture_hunter #mosque #travelblogger #travelphotography #islamicarchitecture #travelphotography #travelphoto #landmark #historical #dinajpur #photographersofbangladesh #beautifulbangladesh #bangladeshinpositivelight #islam #design #persian #wanderlust #empire #mughalarchitecture #shotoniphone #bnw #bnwphotography #bnw_society #bnw_shotz (at Dinajpur, Rājshāhi, Bangladesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxdz6pNHMQP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=te4slt3htyro