1/6 · Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Bangladesh identified by the IDPhoto: Md. Nazmul Hasan Khan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source2/6 · Exterior · Baitul Mukarram FrontPhoto: Wasiul Bahar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source3/6 · Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Bangladesh identified by the IDPhoto: Shahriar Amin Fahim247 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source4/6 · Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Bangladesh identified by the IDPhoto: Shahriar Amin Fahim247 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source5/6 · Interior · Inside view of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque , Dhaka, BangladeshPhoto: Jubair1985 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source6/6 · Interior · Auditorium at Baitul MukarramPhoto: Wasiul Bahar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Religious · Modernism
Baitul Mukarram
Abdulhusein M. Thariani · Dhaka, Bangladesh · 1968
Key featuresDomeless cubic prayer hall recalling the Kaaba, raised on a broad podium in the city centre.
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers.
The mosque has several modern architectural features whilst preserving the traditional principles of Mughal architecture which has for some time been dominant in the Indian sub-continent. Baitul Mukarram's large cube shape was modeled after that of the Kaaba at Mecca, making it a noticeable structure unlike any other mosque in Bangladesh.
