Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala

Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala
Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala in Punjab
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Kapurthala
Province	Punjab
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Leadership	Maharajah Jagatjit Singh,
Location
Location	Kapurthala, Punjab, India
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Geographic coordinates	31°22′08″N 75°22′52″E / 31.369°N 75.381°E / 31.369; 75.381
Architecture
Architect(s)	Monsieur Maurice Mantout
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic, Moorish Revival
Completed	1930
Construction cost	Rs 600,000
Materials	Marble

The Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala situated in Kapurthala in the Indian State of Punjab is patterned on the lines of the Grand Mosque of Marrakesh, Morocco.^{[citation needed]} It was commissioned by Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, the last ruler of Kapurthala.^[1] Kapurthala city, was then the capital city of the Kapurthala State, known as 'Mini Paris of Punjab' and the mosque was stated to be one of the best in South-east Asia.^[2] The mosque is a monument protected by the Punjab State Department of Archaeology.