thumb|300px|The mosque's interior is ornately embellished with Mughal-era [[frescoes.]]
The Sunehri Mosque (; ), also known as the Talai Mosque, is a late Mughal architecture-era mosque in the Walled City of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Location
Sunehri Mosque is located in the Walled City of Lahore.
History
Unlike the Wazir Khan Mosque and Badshahi Mosque which were built at the zenith of the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, the Sunehri Mosque was built in 1753 when the empire was in decline. Local shopkeeper had objected to the construction of a large mosque in a congested area, so Bukhari Khan acquired a fatwa from local religious leaders in order for construction to begin.
After Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in 1799, the mosque came under Sikh control and was temporarily used for non-Islamic purposes, which caused sorrow among the Muslim population. Maharaja Ranjit Singh later returned the mosque to Muslims, restoring it for Islamic worship, and donated gold for its domes, giving the mosque its famous golden (sunehri) domes. This act reflected his policy of religious accommodation and respect for different faiths.
Architecture
thumb|A view of the prayer hall from the mosque's inner courtyard
The mosque was built on a plinth elevated 11 feet off of the bazaars surface, with shops occupying the ground floor beneath the mosque. The shops rents were used to pay for the mosque's upkeep. The architectural style of the mosque reflects influences of Sikh architecture from nearby Amritsar. Minarets were resurfaced while the domes were re-gilded, while new marble floors were installed.