Architecture

Jama Masjid of Delhi, courtyard and prayer hall with minarets

Delhi, India

जामा मस्जिद (jāmā masjida) [Hindi]
جامع مسجد (jama masjid) [Urdu]
मस्जिद-ए-जहाँनुमा (masjida-e-jahām̐numā) [Hindi]
مسجد جہاں نما (masjid jahan nama)
Jama Masjid of Delhi, courtyard and prayer hall with minarets

Architecture

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Jama Masjid of Delhi

full/alternative names
Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, Friday Mosque
built
1644-1656
style/period
material
patronage

Specifications

Specifications: Jama Masjid of Delhi

width
109.8 m
length
109.8 m
number towers
2
towers
41.0 m
minaret
41.0 m
minaret
capacity
25 000

Geography

local language location name
location:
दिल्ली (dillī) [Hindi]
دلی (dili) [Urdu]
ਦਿੱਲੀ (dillī) [Punjabi]
country:
India [English]
भारत (bhārat) [Hindi]
historic location names
Shahjahanabad
शाहजहानाबाद (Shāhjahānābād) [Hindi]
historical affiliations
1656-1858
1758-1761
1771-1803
1858-1947

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,128 × 3,498  pixel
43.4 × 29.6 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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