Old Delhi
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A view of the world
Made by designldg
This is a picture I took in the courtyard of the Jama Masjid in Delhi while I was visiting this place just before the evening prayor. The place was almost empty then and I could enjoy the sunset with an amazing view over the old city andthe Red Fort. A few people started to come, they were washing their feet in this pool and then were walking to the main dome pavillon. There I met Hasan who recited the Signs of God (Qur'aan) to me... The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa (Hindi: मस्जिद-ए-जहां नुमा, Urdu: مسجد جھان نمہ), commonly known as Jama Masjid जामिया/जामा मस्जिद of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is one of the largest and best-known mosques in India. It is also at the beginning of a very busy and popular street/center in Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk. Masjid-i-Jahan Numa means the mosque commanding a view of the world, and the name Jama Masjid is a reference to the weekly congregation observed on Friday (the yaum al-jum`a) at the mosque. The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshippers. The mosque also houses several relics in a closet in the north gate, including a copy of the Qur'an written on deer skin. Shah Jahan built several important mosques in Delhi, Agra, Ajmer and Lahore. The Jama Masjid's floorplan is very similar to the Jama Masjid at Agra, but the Jama Masjid is the bigger and more imposing of the two. Its majesty is further enhanced because of the high ground that he selected for building this mosque. The architecture and design of the Badshahi Masjid of Lahore built by Shah Jahan's son Aurangzeb in 1673 is closely related to the Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Delhi - Red Fort (Lal Qila)
Made by Brajeshwar
The Red Fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh Muslim city in the Delhi site. He moved his capital from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests. The Red Fort stands at the eastern edge of Shahjahanabad, and gets its name from the massive wall of red sandstone that defines its four sides. The wall is 1.5 miles (2.5 km) long, and varies in height from 60ft (16m) on the river side to 110 ft (33 m) towards the city. Measurements have shown that the plan was generated using a square grid of 82 m. Photography - Brajeshwar
Jama Masjid, Delhi (Exposure Blending)
Made by Babul Bhatt
Jama Majid is a Muslim pilgrimage place situated in Old Delhi (India) and Shah Jahan built it between the years 1644 and 1656. The significance of Jama Majid is that it is known as being the most beautiful mosque in India. This mosque is built in a classic Mughal style with two minarets and three domes. Mohammed Ali Shah started the construction of this mosque, but he died before the completion of it so his wife Begum Malika Jahan completed the construction after his death.
Jama Masjid
Made by [ imightbewrong ]
Apparently the largest mosque in India. It also has one of the best vantage points over the city from the minaret.
Red Fort, Pavillion, Shahjahanabad
Made by Carol Mitchell
White marble pavillion over looking the baths and gardens. Measures 14.7 x 10.75 m. Dated 1639-1648 (Intach)
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