The Taj-ul-Masajid is Bhopal's most spectacular building and one of the largest mosques in Asia. Its two pink sandstone minarets rise 18 storeys above the city and can be seen from across the Upper Lake; at sunset the light catches the sandstone and the whole structure seems to glow. The central courtyard can hold thousands of worshippers and the three white domes over the prayer hall are imposing even from a distance.
The mosque is open to non-Muslim visitors outside prayer times, and the courtyard is a good place to sit and watch the city. A large religious fair (ijtema) takes place here every year, drawing tens of thousands of pilgrims. The setting above the lake, with boats and the skyline of the old city visible to the south, makes this one of the better urban viewpoints in central India.