Jama Masjid
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Title
Jama Masjid
Masjid-i Jahān-Numā
Jami Mosque
Location
Delhi, Delhi, India
Date
ca. 1650-1656
17th century
Style Period
Mughal
Cultural Context
Indian
Worktype
mosques
Material
Red sandstone & white marble
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
Description
Conceived as the largest mosque of the Indian subcontinent (later surpassed by Aurawgzib's Jami mosque in Lahore), the Jami mosque of Delhi was built as the congregational mosque of Shah Jahan's new city of Shahjahanabad. Located on a high ridge near Shah Jahan's palace-fort (now known as the Red Fort), the mosque is raised on a high plinth and approached by steep flights of steps on the north, east and south sides. The prayer chamber has a prominent central portal, and is surmounted by three bulbous white marble domes and framed with towering minarets. Prayer hall: 27x61 m
courtyard: 100 m sq.
Rights
© Saif Haq
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ID
Haq0267
Source
Saif Haq
Collection
Citation
Jama Masjid, ca. 1650-1656, Delhi, Delhi, India, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Saif Haq. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/18196.
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