Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid at Agra also known
as the "Friday Mosque" is a seventeenth-century structure and is one of
the largest mosques built by the Mughals in India. Constructed under the
reign of Shah Jahan in 1648, Jama Masjid is dedicated to his favourite
daughter Jahan Ara Begum. This splendid monument is visible from the
Agra Fort with the Agra Fort Railway station right between the two
structures. Jama Masjid has huge significance in the Indian history and
culture and has been intricately designed with multi coloured marbles
and sandstone.
The Jama Mosque is
built mainly of red sandstone and white marble giving evidence of the
magnificent Mughal architecture. The design of Jama Masjid is unique
with a fountain at the centre and supported by four kiosks in the
courtyard. The interior walls have scriptures in the Persian style
containing words of praise for Shah Jahan and Jahan Ara. The inlaid
panels of work here is quite similar to that of Taj Mahal and is common
to all the monuments and structures built by the Mughals in Agra. Every
Friday, special prayers are conducted at this mosque which is attended
by thousands of devotees. The Tomb of Salim Chisti is a part of the
mosque compound.
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