on his masterpieces of architecture. The Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta, Sindh province of Pakistan (100 km / 60 miles from Karachi) was built during the reign of Shah Jahan in 1647. The mosque is built with red bricks with blue coloured glaze tiles probably imported from another Sindh's town of Hala. The mosque has overall 93 domes and it is the world's largest mosque having such a number of domes. It has been built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end when the speech exceeds 100 decibels. It has been on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993. Coins Shah Jahan continued striking coins in three metals i.e. gold (mohur), silver (rupee) and copper (dam). His pre-accession coins bear the name Khurram. Issue See also Shah Jahan II Shah Jahan III Wine cup of Shah Jahan Shahjehan, 1946 Indian film about the emperor References Notes Bibliography External links Shah Jehan in Christian Art Shah Jahan's 353rd death anniversary observed at Taj Mahal at TwoCircles.net History of Islam in India at IndiaNest.com Shah Jahan's Coin Database Shah Jahan Taj Mahal Mughal emperors 1592 births 1666 deaths People from Agra 17th-century Indian monarchs 17th-century Indian Muslims Agra History books about the 17th century People from Lahore Subahdars of Gujarat