The #MoorishMosque, situated in #Kapurthala in the Indian State of #Punjab is patterned on the lines of the Grand Mosque of Marrakesh, Morocco. It was commissioned by Maharajah Jagatjit 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 #NationalMonument protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.


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