The Sidi Sayyid mosque, famous for its tree of life stone lattice, is located in:
- A.Ahmedabad
- B.Jaunpur
- C.Mandu
- D.Bidar
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The correct answer is A, Ahmedabad. The Sidi Sayyid mosque in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, was built in 1573 in the last years of the Gujarat Sultanate. Its half circular windows carry jali screens cut from single slabs of stone, and the finest of them shows a palm and an intertwined creeper, known everywhere as the tree of life. The design has become a symbol of the city and of the Gujarat school of Indo-Islamic building, which is marked by fine stone carving borrowed from local temple craftsmen.
Option B, Jaunpur, is the seat of the Sharqi school, known for the Atala Masjid and its massive entrance screen. Option C, Mandu, is the capital of the Malwa school, known for the Jahaz Mahal and the marble tomb of Hoshang Shah. Option D, Bidar, is linked with the Bahmani sultans and the madrasa of Mahmud Gawan. Only Ahmedabad fits.
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