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Sidi Bashir Mosque, Ahmedabad.islamic-arts.org |
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Sidi Bashir Mosque in Ahmadabad, www.islamic-arts.org |
The mosque is located close to the Sarangpur gate and from the busy Ahmadabad railway Station. Jhulta Minara 's shaking minarets have left the tourists and design engineers baffled and awestruck.One minaret is 100 feet tall and has three levels and the other one is just 84 feet tall When one of the two minarets is shaken gently, the other minaret experiences gentle vibrations or mild tremor for seconds but strangely, not the adjacent structures or connecting passage. The intriguing
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The shaking minarets,Sidi Bashir Mosque in Ahmadabad,www.islamic-arts.org |
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Sidi Bashir Mosque in Ahmedabad.www.pinterest.com |
Tit-Bits:
Ahmed Shah (1411to1442) was a Sultan of Gujarat. He founded Ahmadabad as a capital of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1412 and also founded Ahmadnagar (now Himatnagar) in 1426. Ahmadabad is named after him.
Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram ''Sabarmati'' is near Ahemadabad
Ref:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Bashir_Mosque