Pearl Mosque

Pearl Mosque

The "Pearl Mosque" is a name given to several religious structures:
#The Pearl Mosque is located inside the Lahore Fort in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built between 1630-35 [Nath, Ravinder (1982). History of Mughal Architecture. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 8170174147] and is referred to as the 'Moti Masjid'
#The Pearl Mosque inside the Red Fort in Delhi, India, that was built by Aurangzeb in 1659-60 is known as the 'Moti Masjid'.
#Another Pearl Mosque is in Agra, India and was built around 1647-53 by Shah Jahan. It is inside the premises of the Agra Fort.

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