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Baitul Mukarram Mosque is situated at Purana Paltan east
of Bangladesh Secretariat and north of Dhaka Stadium.
Largest Mosque in the city, three storied and built
after the pattern of the Kaba Sharif. Very beautiful and
costly decorations in the interior. Long lawn, garden
and rows of fountains to the south and east. The mosque
is on a very high platform. Lovely flights of stairs
lead to it; from the south, east and north. On the east
is a vast veranda, which is also used for prayer and Eid
congregation. Below in the ground floor is a shopping
center.
Dhaka is a city of mosques. Other Prominent Mosques are
the seven Domed Mosque (17th century), Star Mosque (18th
century), Chawkbazar Mosque and Huseni Dalan Mosque. |
