History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c26.s8.11

v2.c26.s8.11

There are also two very beautiful mosques at Dholkâ, a city 23 miles south-west from Ahmadâbâd. One of them, known as Hilâl Khân Qâzi's, measures inside the walls 142 ft. from north to south, by 147 ft., inclusive of the Masjid, which is 35 ft. deep. It has three arches in the central and higher part of the façade, and a smaller opening—for a perforated stone window, in each wing. It was erected in 1333, and has two small turrets over the front, a fine marble *mimbar* or pulpit, a beautiful roof of panels taken from Hindû temples, and a remarkably fine porch and doorway at the entrance to the court.² The second is the Jâmi' Masjid, measuring 142 ft. from north to south inside, also with five domes—three in the middle of the façade, and one in each of the wings. It was erected about 1485, with minarets on each side the central arch of a pattern similar to those at Ahmadâbâd. A third mosque, erected in 1361 almost entirely of materials from Hindû temples, is known as the Tânkâ Masjid.¹