Goaldi;The single domed mosque

                                                  

  Sonargaon, 27 km east of Dhaka, was the capital of muslim Sultanates of Bengal from the thirteenth century until Mughal ruler Akbar conqured this locale. It was the focal point of force and trade of this locale amid that time. Goaldi Mosque was inherent 1519 A.d. in a town named Goaldi at Sonargaon by Mulla Hizabar Akbar Khan amid the rule of Sultan Hussain Shah. It is found simply a large portion of a mile northeast of the deserted city of affluent Hindu dealers – Panam Nagar.Goaldi Mosque is the main staying of the old capital Sonargaon from the Sultanate period.

Architecture of Goaldi Mosque:

 

This lovely single domed mosque is more exquisite and fancy in correlation to the prior Sultanate mosques at Bagerhat. Each one divider has three angled passageways, the focal curve somewhat higher than the others. The base of the vault rests on squinch curves at the four corners which help the arch on pendentives. There are some elaborate dark stone columns inside the supplication to God corridor for the backing of the top.

Relating to the three curved entryways on the east, there are three lavishly improved mihrabs on the west divider, of which the focal one is greater and perfectly decorated with bended botanical and arabesque help on dim dark stone. Anyway the flanking side mihrabs are ornamented with fragile terracotta flower and geometric examples. The focal stone mihrab is encircled inside a curved board with an extended sunflower theme in the core. Beneath that the spandrels of the multi-cusped curve of the mihrab are beautified inside a rectangular casing.

The engrailed angled break is carried on hindered octagonal columns faceted at stages. Four round grouped turrets at the external corners ascend to the curvilinear cornice. Little curves with teracotta plans are set beneath the cornice or more the passage curves. Round corner turrets that climb upto the cornice and have two moldings at the inside and triple moldings at the base, just above which are more terracotta curves. This rich little premughal mosque was in absolute vestiges when announced "ensured" by the Department of Archeology, yet accordingly the landmark was painstakingly restored in 1975 AD.

How to visit Goaldi Mosque:

To visit Goaldi Mosque, take the street west from the second door of the Folk Arts Museum, go a large portion of a mile till Goaldi Bazar More and turn right. It is better in the event that you take a ricksaw. It will take you straightforwardly to the mosque