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English: The Masjid-i Jahan-Numa ('World-reflecting Mosque', 1656) of Delhi, the second largest mosque in Indian subcontinent. Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India. Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India. Русский: Соборная мечеть, Джами-масджид (1656), мечеть в Старом Дели, Индия.
The Jama Masjid was frequently used for non-religious, political purposes, against the rules instituted. While the British could police and clamp down on political activities in public spaces, the Jama Masjid was a religious space and was hence protected from such action, by both law (Religious Endowment Act, 1863) and the sentiments of Delhi. [21]
The mosque and Golconda Fort were planned to be a larger planned city named Mohammed Nagar-( a new name given to Golconda by Sultan Quli Qutb Shah).It is the only mosque constructed during Bahmani reign in the form of Bahmani style of architecture in Hyderabad.The mosque consist of single dome over the entrance gateway, courtyard floor is paved with granite slabs, a large hall divided into ...
The Jama Masjid was built in 1597–98, and was the first mosque to be built in Hyderabad. Prior to its establishment, prayers were held in a small prayer-hall on the first floor of the Charminar. [4] The mosque was constructed at a cost of 200,000 rupees. It was intended to be the congregational mosque of the new city. It served this purpose ...
Bara Gumbad (lit. ' big dome ') is a medieval monument located in Lodhi Gardens in Delhi, India.It is part of a group of monuments that include a Friday mosque (Jama Masjid) and the "mehman khana" (guest house) of Sikandar Lodhi, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.
The Jama Masjid Shamsi also known as Jama Shamsi Shahi [2] is a mosque a major mosque built in the historic center of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. The masjid was built by Iltutmish, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate at that time. This masjid echoes Persian and Afghan architecture. It has three gates: the main gate, facing Shakeel Road, is made up ...
Buland Darwaza Jama Masjid. The Jama Masjid is situated on the highest point of the rocky ridge on which the Fatehpur Sikri site is located. [7] It is placed on an elevated plinth, built in order to provide a level surface. [3] The mosque complex is surrounded by enclosure walls; just outside the southern wall is a large baoli (octagonal step ...