Qutub Shah's Mosque or Sultan Qutbuddin Masjid is a medieval mosque in Ahmedabad, India.[1]

Qutub Shah's Mosque
Qutub Shah's Mosque, 1866
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusActive
Location
LocationAhmedabad
MunicipalityAhmedabad Municipal Corporation
StateGujarat
Qutbuddin Mosque is located in Ahmedabad
Qutbuddin Mosque
Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Qutbuddin Mosque is located in Gujarat
Qutbuddin Mosque
Qutbuddin Mosque (Gujarat)
Geographic coordinates23°02′07″N 72°35′15″E / 23.03533°N 72.58738°E / 23.03533; 72.58738
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIndo-Islamic architecture
FounderSultan Qutb-ud-din
Completed1446
Designated as NHLNational Monument of Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-16

History edit

 
Qutub Shah's Mosque, Ahmedabad (c. 1880)

It was raised in 1446 by Sultan Qutb-ud-din Ahmad Shah II during the reign of his father Sultan Muhammad Shah II. It is a large heavy building with Hindu architecture elements.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.