Grand Jamia Masjid Lahore

Grand Jamia Mosque is a mosque located in Bahria Town, Lahore, Pakistan. It is amongst the largest mosques in the World with a capacity of 70,000 worshippers also it is the 3rd largest mosque in the country. The main hall of the mosque can accommodate 25,000 worshippers and the courtyard and corridor leading to the main halls of worship can accommodate a total of 70,000. It has 21 domes and four 165 feet high minarets. Much of the building has been designed by Nayyar Ali Dada. It features marbled floors, tailor-made chandeliers and its ornate halls have been beautified with 4,000,000 mosaic tiles. The tiles have been handcrafted by artisans from Multan. The basement of the mosque consists of an Islamic heritage museum displaying rare Quranic collections, an Islamic library and also an Islamic art gallery with various antique artifacts. An area on the second floor of the mosque has been reserved for women.

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