Search results
Situated in the Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad (today Old Delhi ), it served as the imperial mosque of the Mughal emperors until the demise of the empire in 1857. The Jama Masjid was regarded as a symbolic gesture of Islamic power across India, well into the colonial era.
The Jama Masjid (Masjid-i Jahan-Numa) of Delhi is one of the largest mosques in India. Let’s have a look at it history, architecture, opening hours, entry fee and some interesting facts.
Jun 23, 2024 · Jama Masjid of Delhi, mosque in Old Delhi, India, constructed in 1650–56 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a noted patron of Islamic architecture. Jama Masjid, now the second largest mosque on the Indian subcontinent, is also an impressive example of Mughal architecture.
La Masjid-i Jahān-Numā (en persa: مسجدِ جهان نما , lit. 'mezquita que refleja el mundo'), conocida sencillamente como mezquita aljama (en urdu: جامع مسجد , jāmā masjid), es una mezquita situada en Delhi, una de las más grandes de la India. [1]
Jun 26, 2019 · This complete guide to Delhi's Jama Masjid will tell you all you need to know about the best-known mosque in India and how to visit it.
The highly decorative mosque has three great gates, four towers and two 40 m-high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and. white marble. Travellers can hire robes at the northern gate.
Nov 24, 2020 · Commissioned in 1644 by the builder of the Taj Mahal, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Jama Masjid took fourteen years to complete and is viewed as the Emperor’s biggest architectural triumph. Built on an elevated platform from marble and red sandstone, Jama Masjid is Delhi’s largest mosque.
Hoy es nuestro primer día en Delhi y a primera hora de la mañana salimos hacía nuestra primera parada que será la Mezquita de Jama Masjid, después el Fuerte
La mezquita Masjid-i Jahān-Numā, popularmente conocida como Jama Masjid, fue construida por el emperador Shah Jahan en la ciudad imperial de Shajahanabad entre 1644 y 1656. Dice la leyenda que una noche el emperador soñó con una bella y majestuosa mezquita de la cual quedó maravillado pero desgraciadamente no recordaba su diseño al despertar.
Delhi, India. The Friday Mosque is the congregational mosque of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad), the seventh Islamic city built on the site of Delhi. The mosque was commissioned, like Shahjahanabad itself, by Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658), the fifth Mughal ruler of India. The construction of the monument began in 1650 and took six years, an estimated one ...
