The rows of domes
On the brick roof.
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The Sixty Dome Mosque is a historic mosque in Bagerhat, Khulna Division, and the largest in Bangladesh from the Bengal Sultanate period. It is part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and has been described as one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in South Asia. Despite its common name, it has 81 domes supported by sixty columns. It was built by Khan Jahan Ali, the governor who founded a Muslim settlement in the mangrove forest near the Bagerhat coast in the middle of the 15th century. He created a whole city of mosques, water tanks and roads. The remains of that city spread across the surrounding area, so the site goes beyond this one building, though it is the largest and best known. From outside you see a long red-brick building with round corner towers and rows of small domes on the roof, set in a green lawn. Inside is a broad hall with stone columns in regular rows and white arches that follow one another to the wall. This is a place of worship, so keep quiet and avoid prayer times. It is about 5 km in a straight line from central Bagerhat and about 28 km from Khulna. Half a day covers it and the nearby Bagerhat Museum, and you can combine it with a trip to the Sundarbans. Dress modestly.
On the brick roof.
White arches in sequence.
At the building's corners.
Near Bagerhat, Khulna Division, Bangladesh
It actually has 81 domes, and the name is probably tied to its sixty columns.
Yes, the Bagerhat Museum is next door, and Khan Jahan Ali's old city spreads across the area.