The Wazir Khan Mosque is a seventeenth century Mughal mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was commissioned by Wazir Khan, then governor of Punjab, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, as part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Shahi Hammam baths. Construction began in 1634 and was completed in 1641.
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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Source Wazir Khan Mosque (Wikidata)
Uses Element
Source Wazir Khan Mosque (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, located there.
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1. Wazir Khan Mosque (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a seventeenth century Mughal mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was commissioned by Wazir Khan, then governor of Punjab, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, as part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Shahi Hammam baths. Construction began in 1634 and was completed in 1641.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Mosque)
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was commissioned by the then governor of Lahore, Wazir Khan, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Wazir Khan Hammam baths. Construction of the mosque began in 1634, and was completed in 1641.
Considered to
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1641)
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was commissioned by the then governor of Lahore, Wazir Khan, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Wazir Khan Hammam baths. Construction of the mosque began in 1634, and was completed in 1641.
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Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
It was built with bricks laid in kankar lime.
View the Source 2. Wazir Khan Mosque (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Lahore, Pakistan
Wikidata item Q2352054, property P131/P17 (location): Lahore, Pakistan
In Style: Indo-Islamic Architecture, Wikidata P149
architectural style: Indo-Islamic architecture
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