Neevin Mosque, 15th-century mosque in Walled City, Lahore, Pakistan
Neevin Mosque is a brick mosque in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, built in the Indo-Islamic style and covered by three shallow domes. The prayer hall sits well below street level, reached by descending a long flight of steps, giving the building a sunken character unlike most mosques in the city.
The mosque was built around 1460 during the Lodi dynasty by a local official named Zulfiqar Khan. It is one of the oldest surviving religious structures from that period in Lahore.
The prayer hall is divided into three sections covered by low domes, a style that reflects the Lodi period of construction. People from the surrounding old city quarter still come here daily to pray, making it an active part of religious life in the area.
The mosque is inside the Walled City and can be approached through Lohari Gate, then along narrow lanes toward Naya Bazaar. As it is an active place of worship, visiting outside prayer times and dressing modestly will make the visit more comfortable for everyone.
The drainage system built during the Lodi period still works today through a network of underground wells beneath the mosque. This shows how carefully the original builders planned for the challenges of the sunken location.
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