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Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque by Shatotto

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Architects: Shatotto Area: 16500.0 ft² Year: 2018 Photographs: Mike Kelley Manufacturers: BSRM, Mirpur Ceramic, Nasir Glass, RAK, Supercreat Architect In Charge: Rafiq Azam Design Team: Ikramoon Nisa, Mohammad Akter Hossen, Mohiminul Islam Client: Dhaka South City Corporation Engineering: Mustafizur Rahman Landscape: Rafiq Azam Consultants: Shatotto Architecture for Green Living This mosque on a land area of 16,500 sft belongs to Dhaka South City Corporation situated in Azimpur, Old Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world.  The location of the mosque is in Azimpur area which is on the fringe of historical Lalbagh area established by the Mughals 400 years back.  So the inspiration of the new mosque came from Azam Shah Mosque built by the Mughals in the ‘Lalbagh Fort’. The beauty of the Mughal mosque is its ‘Shaan’ means the extended open-to-sky terrace attached to the main hall on the east at the entrance.  This terrace/Shaan serves the a