Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque

It was built in the early eighteenth century during the Mughal period, reportedly completed around 1704-05. That places it roughly a generation after Mughal power in Bengal was consolidated in Dhaka.

It stands in the old city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, an area dense with Mughal-era monuments. Not far away are landmarks of the same era such as Lalbagh Fort, which gives a sense of the historic quarter it belongs to.

The mosque sits high above street level on a large vaulted platform reached by a staircase, with rooms incorporated beneath the raised terrace. Above it rises a three-domed prayer hall, making the platform an integral part of the design rather than just a base.

The mosque takes its name from its founder, Khan Muhammad Mridha, a local figure of the Mughal administration in early-1700s Dhaka. The builder's name has survived attached to the mosque itself, which is how such patrons are remembered centuries later.