on the east is 29,000 square feet with ablution space on its south and north sides. Ablution or Wu’du Place cached an important part when the Baitul Mukarram was begun. The absence of a dome on the main building is compensated by the two superficial domed entrance porticoes, one on the south, and the other on the north. The height of these porticoes consists of three rabbit's foot shaped arches, the middle of which is bigger than the rest. Interior design Two patios (roofless inner courtyard) ensure that enough light and air enter the prayer hall of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The prayer niché of the hall is rectangular instead of semi-circular. Excessive ornamentation is avoided throughout the mosque, since minimizing ornamentation is typical of modern architecture. Garden The garden is laid out in a style borrowed heavily from Mughal gardens, however unlike the traditional Mughal gardens which represent the Islamic Heaven, the garden does not have the Char-Bagh system most likely due to not having enough room for such a garden. The future of this garden is unknown, if the Bangladeshi government extends the mosque, it will most likely have to remove the garden. Khatibs Gallery See also Islamic Foundation Bangladesh Timeline of Islamic history Islamic architecture Islamic art List of mosques Islam in Bangladesh Architecture of Bangladesh Haqqani Anjuman References External links Baitul Mukarram the National Mosque of Bangladesh Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mosques in Dhaka National symbols of Bangladesh Mosques completed in 1968 1968 establishments in East Pakistan History of East Pakistan 20th-century establishments in Bangladesh Mosques in Bangladesh