The Badshahi Masjid, or the Imperial mosque of Aurangzeb, built in 1674, represents the very best of Mughal architecture and beauty.
It is situated in Lahore, Pakistan, and was built by Fidai Khan, the foster-brother of the then Emperor, Aurangzeb Alamgir.
The Masjid is the largest Mosque in the world of its own kind. It has perhaps no parallel in beauty and elegance.
There is a beautiful marble slab, fixed in the main entrance of the mosque, containing an inscription in Persian;
"The mosque of the victorious and valiant King Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Alamgir, constructed and completed under the superintendence of the humblest servant of the royal household, Fidai Khan Koka, in 1084 A.H."
It was constructed using a blend of white marble and red stone, decorated with beautifully engraved Qur'anic verses, and fresco.
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