Jhulta Minar Ahmedabad

HISTORY

It is believed that the mosque was constructed by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah. A conflicting story is that the mosque was built by Malik Sarang, a noble in the court of Muhammed Begada, another Sultan of Gujarat. The mosque was completed in 1452.

MIARETS

There are two minarets in the mosque, each of which is three stories tall with carved balconies. A gentle shaking of either minaret results in the other minaret vibrating after a few seconds, though the connecting passage between them remains free of vibration[citation needed]. The actual cause of this is not yet known. This phenomenon was first observed in the 19th century by Monsier M. Williams, an English Sanskrit scholar.

OTHER SHAKING MINARETS

Another mosque in Ahmedabad called the Raj Bibi mosque also had shaking minarets similar to the ones at the Sidi Bashir mosque. But the British dismantled one of the minarets in order to study the construction. The minaret could not be put back together[citation needed].

There is also one in Isfahan, Iran called Monar Jonban (shaking minarets) with almost the same properties.

Jhulta Minar Ahmedabad Map

1) Sarangpur Ahmedabad Map 

2) Gomtipur Ahmedabad Map