Chawk Mosque

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Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque
চকবাজার শাহী মসজিদ
Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque in November 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Chowk Bazaar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Shown within Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	23°42′58″N 90°23′45″E / 23.7160°N 90.3957°E / 23.7160; 90.3957
Architecture
Style	Mughal
Completed	1664
Specifications
Capacity	10,000 people approx.
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	2 Large 8 Smaller

Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque (Bengali: চকবাজার শাহী মসজিদ) also known as Chawk Mosque is a mosque located in the Chowk Bazaar area in the old city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1] The mosque was constructed in 1664 by Subahdar Shaista Khan.^[2] The mosque is known as the Shahi Mosque because it was founded by Subahdar Shaista Khan. The mosque is built above a raised platform. The three domed mosque above the platform, now transformed into a multi-storied structure was originally a copy of Shaista Khan's another three domed mosque at the Mitford Hospital compound near the Buriganga River. There are some square-shaped rooms built for the Imam and for students of the madrasa. Today the original building design has lost much of its original form through multiple renovations and extensions. The mosque is noted for having a rainbow minaret.