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The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in Gujarat is renowned for which distinct architectural feature?

  1. AStained glass panels
  2. BSpiral minarets
  3. CLattice windows (jalis)Correct answer
  4. DCarved wooden doors
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C. Lattice windows (jalis)

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Lattice windows (jalis). The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, built in 1573–1574 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat during the Ahmedabad Sultanate, is renowned for its intricately carved stone lattice windows (jalis).

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