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Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

1573 · 16th century

The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is a mosque in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, built in 1572–1573 in the last years of the Gujarat Sultanate by Sidi Saiyyed, a noble of Abyssinian origin. It is famous for its carved stone lattice windows, especially one showing intertwining trees with branches and palm fronds, which has become an emblem of the city of Ahmedabad.

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
Image: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Gujarat Sultanate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sidi Saiyyed Mosque. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sidi-saiyyed-mosque
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