The construction of the mosque began in 1966.[2] It took three years and was completed in 1969. The mosque was designed by Pakistani architect Babar Hameed Chauhan and the structural engineer for the project was Zaheer Haider Naqvi.[1] The mosque has the capacity to hold up to 5,000 people.[3] It has praying hall under wider dome without any pillar or column.[2] The dome has the diameter of 212 feet (65m). The mosque is built over a total area of 4,657 square metres (5,570sqyd). It has single minaret with a height of 120 feet (37m).[1]
The minaret of the mosque standing behind the dome
The mosque is considered to be the largest single-dome mosque in the world with no pillars in its central prayer hall. Its huge dome is supported on a low surrounding wall.[1][4]
