Mogul Masjid in Mumbai, India

Mogul Masjid Design

Mogul Mosque was designed by ARCHITECT REZA KABUL located in Mumbai, India constructed by an Iranian trader over a century ago, had sadly lost its lustre with cracks forming in the 2′6″ thick load bearing walls, rotting wooden trusses and water damage as a result of leaks.

Tasked with repairing the grand structure was Architect Reza Kabul of India with whom the enormity of the task was not lost. Much of the structure had to be reconstructed. The Mangalore tiles were removed and replaced, wooden trusses dismantled before being repaired and re-erected and the walls were stitched by drilling holes through the thick walls and placing mild steel plates across the cracks. These were then bolted through & through the cracks and filled with araldite in order to bind the cracks together. Finally, the walls were plastered.

The inner walls are clad with a combination of Onyx and granite with inlay of several Surahs from the Divine Quran. Years of oil paint on the wooden doors and windows was removed by the burn and scrap process. Thereafter melamine polish was applied. The glass window panes were replaced along with all the hardware.