The article says Saqsiz Mirza completed the mosque in 1442 and that it incorporated older structures dated to 996, a claim tagged as needing a citation. The modern golden-brick structure dates to 1798, and it was expanded to its current size in 1838.
The infobox lists the style as Ming, but the text says the design draws mainly on Central Asian and West Asian architecture, with lesser Chinese influence. The prayer hall is at the center, with a courtyard on each side, and the complex includes a chapel, a sutra hall and a gate tower. The site is about 181,000 square feet (16,800 m²).
Two minarets of 59 feet (18 m) flank the gate tower, and a third sits atop an arch behind it. Capacity is 20,000, but reported Friday attendance fell from nearly 10,000 in 2009 to 800 to 900 in 2021. The article says it has been mostly closed to worship since 2016 and open to tourists.
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