Pagla Jame Mosque | |
Native Name: | পাগলা জামে মসজিদ |
Tradition: | Sunni |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Map Type: | Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 24.9281°N 91.4518°W |
Map Size: | 250 |
Location: | South Sunamganj, Bangladesh |
Functional Status: | active |
Architect: | Mumin Astagar |
Architecture Style: | Islamic architecture |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Groundbreaking: | 1924 |
Year Completed: | 1941 |
Construction Cost: | ৳10 Crores (BDT) |
Length: | 150 feet |
Width: | 50 feet |
Height Max: | 40 feet |
Dome Quantity: | 3 |
Dome Height Outer: | 25 feet |
Minaret Quantity: | 6 |
Pagla Jame Mosque (Bengali: পাগলা জামে মসজিদ||Pagla Friday Mosque), known locally as Raypur Boro Moshjid, (Bengali: রায়পুর বড় মসজিদ; Arabic: جامع رايفور الكبير||Great Mosque of Raypur), is a congregational mosque in the village of Raypur, Paschim Pagla in the South Sunamganj upazilla of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. It lies on the banks of the Mahashing River. It was built by a local businessman called Yasin Mirza.[1] The Daily Star has called the mosque one of the district's best tourist destinations.[2]
After travelling and admiring buildings around the subcontinent, in particular Calcutta, a local businessman named Yasin Mirza decided to build a mosque in his local village of Raypur. Groundbreaking took place in 1924 and construction in 1931. It took 10 years to complete. Yasin Mirza hired architects and builders from cities of the British Raj such as Calcutta and Delhi. The main architect was Mumin Astagar, a descendant of one of the architects of the Taj Mahal. During this period, Mumin was living in Dacca.[3]
It is a two-storey building. In front of the building is a large eidgah. There is a gate on the north side. The building has three domes.[4]