Baitul-Mukarram

Dhaka, Bangladesh

The complex, located in the commercial district of Dacca, comprises a bazaar, offices, a library, an assembly hall, and a mosque. The ground level consists of 22 warehouses and 350 shops oriented along north-south arcades. The mosque is entered from an open courtyard flanked on two sides by long wings of abolution rooms. The mosque consists of large prayer halls on the first and second floors, with a mezzanine between them.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture