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Spanish Mosque
Also known as: Masjid-e-Ibrahimiya
Commissioned by the Paigah noble Iqbal-ud-Daula after travels in Spain. Octagonal spires and Moorish arches modelled on Cordoba, the only mosque of this style in India.
History & Story
The Paigah noble Iqbal-ud-Daula returned from travels in Andalusia captivated by the Mezquita of Córdoba and commissioned a mosque in its Moorish spirit: octagonal minarets, horseshoe arches, and decorative tilework that have no precedent in Hyderabad's Islamic tradition. The result is the only mosque in India built in the Spanish-Moorish style, an emblem of the Hyderabadi aristocracy's cosmopolitan reach in the final decades before accession. Local craftsmen interpreted the Andalusian vocabulary through Deccani materials.
Key Events
1906
Completed during the late Asaf Jahi period
2005
INTACH listing and heritage documentation
Key People
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Iqbal-ud-Daula
patron; Paigah noble who commissioned it after travelling in Spain
Location & Getting There
Area / Locality: Malakpet
Coordinates: 17.44380° N, 78.47260° E
Access: free