The Largest Mosque of India

Jama Masjid:The Largest Mosque of India

Jama Masjid the biggest mosque of India was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1656.Its original name is Masjid-i-Jahanama means Mosque commanding a view of the world.The Jama Masjid is constructed on a high platform with three onion shaped domes adorned with black stripes. It has four minarets in four corners. Its courtyard has a reservoir of water in the center. To the east Jama Masjid faces the Red Fort.It has 3 gateways 4 towers and 2 minars with alternate strips of red sandstone and marble.

The structure was placed on a high platform so that its magnificent facade would be visible from all around.

  

  

The main courtyard of the mosque is 408 square feet and paved with red stone.This courtyard can gather as many as 10,000 people at a time. The measurement of the mosque is 65 m X 35 m while the courtyard is forms an area of 100 n square. The mosque has the capacity to hold as many as 25,000 devotees. 

The main prayer hall on the west is decorated by a series of high cusped arches, which stand on 260 pillars. These pillars support 15 marble domes at various elevations. 

The premises of the south minaret are 1076 sq ft wide where the people assemble for the namaaz. The cost for building the mosque was approximately 10 lakh, or र1 million. It was the replica of the Moti Masjid at Red Fort in Agra.