Sonehri Masjid

Name of Monument: Sonehri Masjid

Location: Walled city of Lahore

Date of Construction: 1753

Materials of Construction and finishes: Brickwork, Lime plaster, fresco paintings, gilding

The mosque was designed on an elevated platform accommodating shops on the ground floor. It was built in 1753 AD by Bhikari Khan.32 It has overhanging balconies carved with a profusion of geometrical tracery and fresco decoration. There is a hauz for ablution in the middle of the courtyard. of The mosque has three-gilt melon-like domes. The mosque is a landmark being its location at the junction of Kasera bazaar and Kashmiri Bazaar.

Sunehri Masjid. Aerial view