Masjid Wazir khan
(Anas Qayyum, lahore,punjab,pakistan)
The Wazir Khan Mosque in
Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been
described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years,
starting around 1634–1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.
It was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to
be the court physician to Shah Jahan and a governor of Lahore. He was commonly
known as Wazir Khan, a popular title bestowed upon him (the word Wazir means
'minister' in Urdu and Persian). The mosque is inside the Inner City and is
easiest accessed from Delhi Gate. The mosque contains some of the finest
examples of Qashani tile work from the Mughal period.