Sixty Dome Mosque, Medieval mosque in Bagerhat, Bangladesh
The Sixty Dome Mosque is a medieval prayer house in Bagerhat featuring 60 stone pillars arranged in 6 rows that support 77 domes. The interior feels open and expansive, with powerful columns drawing your eye upward across the roof.
The building was built in the 15th century under Khan Jahan Ali and used stones transported from distant Rajmahal. It was constructed as a major center for religious life and has survived for over 500 years.
The building shows how medieval builders created vast prayer spaces using only stone and columns, reflecting the needs of large gatherings. You can sense the rhythm of daily prayer that shaped how this space was designed and used.
The mosque stands about 4.8 kilometres from Bagerhat's main town and roughly 320 kilometres from Dhaka. The east facade has eleven arched doorways, the central one wider than the rest, and the north and south walls have seven each. The prayer hall is dark inside, so allow time for your eyes to adjust.
The name may come from a corruption of 'sixty pillars' rather than domes: the Arabic 'amud' (column) became 'gombuj' (dome) in Bengali. The hall rests on exactly 60 stone columns, five of them brick-clad, while the roof carries 77 domes, 70 round and seven shaped like Bengali pitched roofs.
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