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The ceiling dome above the prayer hall of the Shah Jahan Mosque, Oriental Road, Woking, Surrey
Date Added
21/07/2019
Content Type
Art And Craft
Category
Furniture
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Subject Area
Interior Design
Description
Date Created: 2012-03-14
Rights: Copyright Historic England Archive
Medium: Digital photograph
The Shah Jahan Mosque is thought to be the first
purpose-built mosque in northern Europe and Britain. It was built in
1888-9 to designs by architect William Isaac Chambers. It was commissioned by
Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, a Hungarian Jewish linguist whose ambition
it was to establish an educational Oriental Institute to enhance the study of
the culture and history of India and the Islamic world.
The Shah Jahan Mosque is Listed Grade I for its architectural and
historical interest.
Historic England Archive DP148113
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Type of Work: Dome
Artist: William Isaac Chambers