Madina Mosque (Bengal)
| Madina Mosque | |
|---|---|
The old Madina Mosque, in 2017 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Hazarduari Palace complex, Murshidabad, West Bengal |
| Country | India |
Location of the two mosques in West Bengal | |
| Administration | Archaeological Survey of India |
| Coordinates | 24°11′15″N 88°16′06″E / 24.187444°N 88.268269°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Indo-Islamic |
| Founder |
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| Completed |
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| Domes | One (each, both old and new) |
| Official name | Old Madina Mosque |
| Part of | Hazarduari Palace and Imambara (Murshidabad) |
| Reference no. | N-WB-122 |
The Madina Mosque are two mosques, located in the Nizamat Fort Campus in Murshidabad, in the state of West Bengal, India. The two mosques on the fort campus are the old Madina Mosque, built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah during the 18th century, and the new Madina Mosque, built by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan in 1847.
The old mosque was a part of the (now destroyed) Nizamat Imambara, built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, which was partially burnt in a fire in 1842, and was completely burnt when it caught fire on 23 December 1846. The old Madina Mosque survived the 1846 fire and was left in its place. When Nawab Mansur Ali Khan built the present Nizamat Imambara in 1847, he built another Madina Mosque inside the new building. Both of the mosques are parallel to the south face of the Hazarduari Palace, that is on the banks of the Bhagirathi River. The old Madina Mosque is situated a little south to the new one and on the west of the clock tower and beside the place where the Bacchawali Tope rests.