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Bagh-i Aam ki Masjid

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Creator(s)
patron: Osman Ali, Nizam of Hyderabad (Indian (South Asian), 1886-1967)
Time period
creation date: 1934
Location
Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Indian (South Asian)
Islamic
Description
Constructed began in 1924. Officially called Masjid-i Osmania, it is located just past the crenellated gate of the Bagh-i Aam or the Public Gardens. It is a reinforced cement concrete (RCC) construction, an innovation of the time. There are two large Niyaz khanas on either sides of the mosques for cooking and feeding the public on special religious occasions.
general view, Exterior view from east showing the five minarets., 1990s
Work type
Mosque
Medium
reinforced concrete
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Rights
(c) Pushkar Sohoni
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