The Shona mosque (golden mosque) in Rajshahi

Shona mosque (golden mosque).

An old mosque with emence historical value It was an emotional event for me to watch this important part of history for the first time. It is a great architecture of the past commemorating rise of Islam in this region. Choto Shona Mosque (Bengali: ছোট সোনা মসজিদ, Small Golden Mosque) is located in ChapaiNawabganj district of Bangladesh. The mosque is located about three kilometers south of the Kotwali Gate. And half kilometers away to the south-east of the Mughal Tahakhana compound in the Firozpur Quarter. It is a fifteen domes mosque. The mosquewas built during the supremacy of Sultan Hussain ShahThe mosque was built during the reign of Sultan Hussain Shah, between 1493 and 1519. The fifteen domes of the mosque were once gilded, giving the mosque the name of Choto Shona Masjid (Small Golden Mosque). The mosque is one of the best-preserved sultana monuments under protection by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Governments of Bangladesh. The gilding that gave the building its name does not exist anymore. The mosque premise, which covers an area of 42 m from east to west by 43.5 m from north to south, was originally surrounded by an outer wall (now restored) with a gateway in the middle of the east side.