Where is shaking minarets

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Kankaria Lake. Siddi Sayed Mosque. Where To Stay. Toran Gandhi Ashram. The House of Mangaldas Girdhardas. Interestingly, the path that connects the two minarets is vibration-free and it still remains a mystery as to how this phenomenon takes place.

The Shaking Minarets are truly three storeys of architectural wonder. Coming soon! Not now Logout Log in. Switch to myBiz account In order to avail myBiz benefits, you will have to login again with your work email ID. Visitors were once allowed to climb all the way up through a narrow spiral staircase inside, but public entry was closed in for the preservation of this architectural wonder. The three-storeyed minarets, constructed in the Indo-Saracenic style with Rajputana influence, are narrow and not very tall.

At around 70 feet, they have delicately carved balconies around each level. There is also beautiful stonework along the base. Curiously, despite their proximity to the railway station, they do not shake when trains pass by. It is believed the minarets were constructed on a cushioning foundation of naturally porous flexible sandstone called itacolumite found in the Haryana region to avoid any damage from earthquakes.

There were others at the Jama Masjid and Bibi-ki-Masjid, which have not survived. Their architecture brilliance is what commands a visit even today, though entry to the minarets have been restricted. Jhulata minara. A post shared by Jaydip Lakhalani mr. Another mosque in Ahmedabad with shaking minarets is called the Raj Bibi Mosque.

They were dismantled by the British Raj; they wanted to study the construction, but could not resolve the engineering and fathom what caused those vibrations.