An inner view of Moti Masjid, one of the “Pearl Mosques”, a 17th-century building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan and among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance. The structure, located in the northwestern corner of Dewan-e-Aam quadrangle, is typical of Mughal architecture of Shah Jahan’s times. It is completely built of white marble that was brought from Makrana. The façade composed of cusped arches and engaged baluster columns with smooth and fine contours. The mosque three superimposed domes, two aisles of five bays, and a slightly raised central pishtaq or portal with a rectangular frame. This five-arched facade distinguishes it from other mosques of the similar class with three-arched facades. The interior simple and plain with the exception of ceilings that are decorated and designed in four different orders, two arcuate, and two trabeated

An inner view of Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", a 17th-century building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan and among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance. The structure, located in the northwestern corner of Dewan-e-Aam quadrangle, is typical of Mughal architecture of Shah Jahan's times. It is completely built of white marble that was brought from Makrana. The façade composed of cusped arches and engaged baluster columns with smooth and fine contours. The mosque three superimposed domes, two aisles of five bays, and a slightly raised central pishtaq or portal with a rectangular frame. This five-arched facade distinguishes it from other mosques of the similar class with three-arched facades. The interior simple and plain with the exception of ceilings that are decorated and designed in four different orders, two arcuate, and two trabeated
APP19-280821 LAHORE: August 28 – An inner view of Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", a 17th-century building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan and among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance. The structure, located in the northwestern corner of Dewan-e-Aam quadrangle, is typical of Mughal architecture of Shah Jahan's times. It is completely built of white marble that was brought from Makrana. The façade composed of cusped arches and engaged baluster columns with smooth and fine contours. The mosque three superimposed domes, two aisles of five bays, and a slightly raised central pishtaq or portal with a rectangular frame. This five-arched facade distinguishes it from other mosques of the similar class with three-arched facades. The interior simple and plain with the exception of ceilings that are decorated and designed in four different orders, two arcuate, and two trabeated. APP Photo by Ashraf Ch
An inner view of Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", a 17th-century building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan and among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance. The structure, located in the northwestern corner of Dewan-e-Aam quadrangle, is typical of Mughal architecture of Shah Jahan's times. It is completely built of white marble that was brought from Makrana. The façade composed of cusped arches and engaged baluster columns with smooth and fine contours. The mosque three superimposed domes, two aisles of five bays, and a slightly raised central pishtaq or portal with a rectangular frame. This five-arched facade distinguishes it from other mosques of the similar class with three-arched facades. The interior simple and plain with the exception of ceilings that are decorated and designed in four different orders, two arcuate, and two trabeated
APP19-280821

An inner view of Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", a 17th-century building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan and among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance. The structure, located in the northwestern corner of Dewan-e-Aam quadrangle, is typical of Mughal architecture of Shah Jahan's times. It is completely built of white marble that was brought from Makrana. The façade composed of cusped arches and engaged baluster columns with smooth and fine contours. The mosque three superimposed domes, two aisles of five bays, and a slightly raised central pishtaq or portal with a rectangular frame. This five-arched facade distinguishes it from other mosques of the similar class with three-arched facades. The interior simple and plain with the exception of ceilings that are decorated and designed in four different orders, two arcuate, and two trabeated
APP20-280821
LAHORE: August 28 – An outer view of Moti Masjid, one of the “Pearl Mosques”, a 17th-century building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan and among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort Complex. The mosque located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate, the main entrance. The structure, located in the northwestern corner of Dewan-e-Aam quadrangle, is typical of Mughal architecture of Shah Jahan’s times. It is completely built of white marble that was brought from Makrana. The façade composed of cusped arches and engaged baluster columns with smooth and fine contours. The mosque three superimposed domes, two aisles of five bays, and a slightly raised central pishtaq or portal with a rectangular frame. This five-arched facade distinguishes it from other mosques of the similar class with three-arched facades. The interior simple and plain with the exception of ceilings that are decorated and designed in four different orders, two arcuate, and two trabeated. APP Photo by Ashraf Ch

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