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Jama Masjid
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Jama Masjid
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Jama Masjid
COUNTRY
India
ADDRESS
Jama Masjid Rd, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006

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About Jama Masjid
It is the most popular and one of the largest mosques all over India. It was founded in the year 1656 in Indo-Islamic style. About one million rupees was spent at the time to construct the mosque.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jama Masjid

  • It is the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent. Over twenty-five thousand devotees can offer their prayer at a time.
    It is the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent. Over twenty-five thousand devotees can offer their prayer at a time.
  • Over five thousand artisans worked hard for a period of twelve years to create this masterpiece.
  • The Masjid is made with a Mughal architectural style with white marble and red sandstone. It also has two minarets which are about 40 meters tall. When you enter the main hall, you will see about 260 pillars and some inscriptions on the tables of the white marbles which is believed to be at the time of Shah Jahan.
    The Masjid is made with a Mughal architectural style with white marble and red sandstone. It also has two minarets which are about 40 meters tall. Wh
  • While the mosque is famous as Jama Masjid but very few of us know that its real name was Masjid-i-Jahan-Numa which means "mosque that reflects the world."
  • If you visited the place, you must have seen relics of Muhammad written on deerskin and footprint of him on marble slab.
    If you visited the place, you must have seen relics of Muhammad written on deerskin and footprint of him on marble slab.
  • The place has also witness violence where several people were injured while killing a few in the year 2006 and 2010.
  • Some other interesting places to visit near the mosque are India Gate, Qutub Minar, Raj Ghat and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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