Baitul Mukarram ‎Dhaka, Bangladesh

بيت المكرّم‎;

Baitul Mukarram
বায়তুল মোকাররম

                                   The structure of Baitul Mukarram resembles the Kaaba in Mecca



Basic information
Location                Dhaka, Bangladesh
Affiliation               Sunni
Year consecrated  1959
Completed           1968
Capacity               40,000
Height                   99 feet


Baitul Mukarram is the national mosque of Bangladesh . Located at the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was completed in 1968. The mosque has a capacity of 30,000, giving it the respectable position of being the 10th biggest mosque in the world. However the mosque is constantly getting overcrowded. This especially occurs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has resulted in the Bangladeshi government having to add extensions to the mosque, thus increasing the capacity to at least 40,000.


History
The mosque complex was designed by architect, T Abdul Hussain Thariani. The construction of Baitul Mukarram Masjid began on 27 January 1960, and has been going on in periods. At first Abdul Latif Ibrahim Bawany came about with the proposal of building a grand mosque with a large capacity. The plan included shops, offices, libraries and parking areas within the complex. Though there has been a tradition of dome mosque for Muslim, this building did not maintain the rule of traditional mosque in that time. A Mosque without a dome over the roof of its main prayer hall must have been a unique experiment.
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