The Moorish Mosque
The Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala situated in Kapurthala in the India state of Punjab is patterned on the lines of the Grand Mosque of Marrakesh, Morocco was commissioned by Maharajah Jagajit Singh the last ruler of Kapurthala 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. The mosque is a national monument protected by the Archaeological survey of India. The mosque was built to the architectural design of the French architect Monsieur M. Manteaux. who had also designed the Jagatjit Palace in the city. Construction was started in 1927 and completed in 1930 and built at a cost of Rs 600,000.