architecture

Jama Masjid of Delhi, Prayer Hall

Delhi, India

Architecture

higher-level structure
architectural element(s)
material
technique

Architecture: Jama Masjid of Delhi

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

Specifications

width
27.0 m
length
61.0 m
number cupolas
3

Specification: 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