• Sabeen Ahmad sofi

The mosque occupies a central position in Muslim religious, social organization, political and intellectual importance. Jamia masjid Srinagar presents a remarkable religious zeal, with which Islamic institutions came to be established in Kashmir, contains all the features of wooden style of architecture. The mosque is located at the heart of old city nowhata, Srinagar. The main characteristic of the mosque is its brick work and on plain it is square. The mosque is having a central open courtyard and a pillared colonnade around it. In the center of the mosques courtyard a tank and baradari are built. The mosque is considered to be the most attractive and impressive representation of wooden structures in Kashmiri style of architecture. The arrangement of the wooden pillars and the construction of the roof are something unique which has not been found anywhere in the country. The pyramidal roof is very attractive look and also helps the heavy snow to slide down to save the architecture from destruction

Mosque, Architecture, Muslim, wood, palm, logs, stone, etc

"MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE OF KASHMIR A CASE STUDY OF JAMIA MASJID SRINAGAR.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.170-172, October-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810039.pdf

"MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE OF KASHMIR A CASE STUDY OF JAMIA MASJID SRINAGAR.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp170-172, October-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810039.pdf