Carved stone
Finely detailed panels on the walls.
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Choto Sona Mosque, the «Small Golden Mosque», is one of the finest mosques of the Bengal Sultanate and is called the «gem of Gaur». It stands in Chapai Nawabganj district in the far west of Bangladesh, about 67.5 km in a straight line from central Rajshahi. The mosque was built between 1493 and 1519 by Majlis Mansur Wali Muhammad bin Ali. Its fifteen domes were once gilded, which gave it its name. It was badly damaged in the 1897 earthquake and restored between 1900 and 1907. The mosque is a rectangle of brick and stone, about 25 metres by 16 metres outside, with five arched doorways on its eastern front matched by five mihrabs inside. Carved stone panels with fine detail decorate the walls, and the grounds next to it hold stepped stone tombs and a gateway in the eastern wall. The mosque is still used for prayer, so dress modestly and take off your shoes before going in. It is far from the cities, so make it a day trip from Rajshahi, and come in the morning before the heat builds.
Finely detailed panels on the walls.
Fifteen domes, once gilded.
Stone graves in the grounds.
Chapai Nawabganj District, Bangladesh
Its domes were once gilded.
As a day trip from Rajshahi, about 67.5 km away in a straight line.