Sidi Bashir Mosque and Jhulta Minara

Sidi Bashir Mosque, commonly known as Jhulta Minara or Shaking Minarets, is a 15th-century mosque located near Sarangpur Gate in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Built in 1452 by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah, it is renowned for its two tall minarets that exhibit a unique vibrating phenomenon where shaking one causes the other to vibrate. The mosque showcases Indo-Islamic architecture with intricate carvings and arched gateways, representing the Gujarat Sultanate period.

Visitors can expect to see the remains of the mosque with its central arched gateway and two tall, intricately carved minarets standing on either side. The structure is located in a busy urban area opposite the railway station near Sarangpur Gate. Visitors can view the exterior architecture, stone carvings and balconies of the minarets from ground level. Entry inside the minarets is prohibited to protect the fragile structure, and the shaking demonstration is no longer permitted.

Built in 1452 by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah, founder of Ahmedabad, during the Gujarat Sultanate period. The mosque is noted for its unique shaking minarets, an architectural and engineering marvel of its time. The upper sections were damaged during an attempt in the British period to understand the vibration mechanism, after which the shaking phenomenon was discontinued to preserve the structure.

An important example of Indo-Islamic architecture of the Gujarat Sultanate, reflecting the fusion of Islamic and local Gujarati architectural styles. The mosque is a protected heritage structure and a well-known landmark of Ahmedabad's walled city heritage, valued for its craftsmanship and historical engineering.