Shah Du Shamshira Jamia Mosque
History
The Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque, the "Mosque of the King of Two Swords", is located in downtown Kabul along the edge of the Kabul River. It was built in the 1920s by Amanullah Khan (r. 1919-29), who attempted to introduce a number of modern reforms to Afghanistan. In an unusual design for a mosque. Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه دوشمشیره, Pashto: شاه دوشمشېره جومات), the name translates to Mosque of the King of Two Swords, is a yellow two-story mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan (District 2) on Andarabi Road, just off the Kabul River and the Shah-Do Shamshira bridge in the center of the city.
Urban and Architectural
it features multiple levels and facades designed in Italian baroque style.It was modelled after the Ortaköy Mosque in Istanbul.The design of this mosque is quite unusual for Islamic religious architecture. Its Italian decorative stucco creates an interesting effect that some describe as ‘Afghan Baroque’. picked out in white against a lurid lemon yellow paint-job. That it has two storeys is even more peculiar, and only the tiny minarets disclose the building's true purpose.
Description
The mosque is located next to the tomb of a Mughal general, Chin Timur Khan, who was also the cousin of the central Asian conqueror Babur. Chin Timur helped conquer much of India and is famous for the Battle of Khanwa, in which he took a leading role. Not far from here are the tombs of Babur and many other prominent Muslim commanders who invaded India from Afghanistan and established Muslim rule over northern India (including modern Pakistan and Bangladesh).
In June 2021, the mosque was fully renovated.
References
https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/846/afghanistan/kabul/shah-do-shamshira-mosque. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah-Do_Shamshira_Mosque
https://www.google.com.pk/travel/entity/key/ChYIg-uI35Hg9tcNGgovbS8wNDdzY3NxEAQ?ved=0CAAQ5JsGahcKEwjArtTQwYf7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAw&ts=CAESABoECgIaACoECgAaAA
Details
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan, 34.520702°N 69.174686°E
Year of Build
1920
Drawings
Map
History
The Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque, the "Mosque of the King of Two Swords", is located in downtown Kabul along the edge of the Kabul River. It was built in the 1920s by Amanullah Khan (r. 1919-29), who attempted to introduce a number of modern reforms to Afghanistan. In an unusual design for a mosque. Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه دوشمشیره, Pashto: شاه دوشمشېره جومات), the name translates to Mosque of the King of Two Swords, is a yellow two-story mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan (District 2) on Andarabi Road, just off the Kabul River and the Shah-Do Shamshira bridge in the center of the city.
Urban and Architectural
it features multiple levels and facades designed in Italian baroque style.It was modelled after the Ortaköy Mosque in Istanbul.The design of this mosque is quite unusual for Islamic religious architecture. Its Italian decorative stucco creates an interesting effect that some describe as ‘Afghan Baroque’. picked out in white against a lurid lemon yellow paint-job. That it has two storeys is even more peculiar, and only the tiny minarets disclose the building's true purpose.
Description
The mosque is located next to the tomb of a Mughal general, Chin Timur Khan, who was also the cousin of the central Asian conqueror Babur. Chin Timur helped conquer much of India and is famous for the Battle of Khanwa, in which he took a leading role. Not far from here are the tombs of Babur and many other prominent Muslim commanders who invaded India from Afghanistan and established Muslim rule over northern India (including modern Pakistan and Bangladesh).
In June 2021, the mosque was fully renovated.