Hooghly Imambara

Hooghly Imambara
Main façade and clocktower of Hooghly Imambara
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
SectTwelver
DistrictHooghly district
StatusMosque and Imambara
Location
LocationHooghly
MunicipalityHugli-Chuchura
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Hooghly Imambara is located in West Bengal
Hooghly Imambara
Shown within West Bengal
Hooghly Imambara is located in India
Hooghly Imambara
Hooghly Imambara (India)
Geographic coordinates22°54′30.4″N 88°23′59.58″E / 22.908444°N 88.3998833°E / 22.908444; 88.3998833
Architecture
StyleIslamic architecture
FounderMuhammad Mohsin
Date established1841
Completed1861
Website
Hooghly Imambargah

Hooghly Imambara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall and mosque in Hooghly, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3] The construction of the building was started by Muhammad Mohsin in 1841 and completed in 1861.[4] The building is a two storied structure, with a tall clock tower over the entrance gate.[1] The mosque has intricate designs and texts from Quran engraved on the wall. The interior of the mosque is decorated with marbles, candles and hanging lanterns.

  1. ^ a b Mukherjee, Sreecheta (2011). "Hazi Muhammad Mohsin's Hooghly Imambara: a Tale of Diminishing Glory" (PDF). Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design. 1 (3). Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Hooghly Imambargah". Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ Haji Mohammed Mohsin Waqf Estate
  4. ^ "Next weekend you can be at ... Hooghly". The Telegraph. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.