Jami Masjid
New Delhi, India 2006
The great mosque of "Old" Delhi is the largest in India, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees.
It was built in 1644 and was the
last in the series of architectural indulgences of Shah Jahan,
the Mughal emperor who also built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort.
The highly decorative mosque has three great gateways, four towers and two 40 meter (135 feet) high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble.
Gate # 3
gate grand stairway
minaret
during prayer
visitors
central pool for cleansing
minaret
at the entrance to the inner mosque chamber
minaret
central pondpond
devotees
the Grand Mosque
wall panel detail
prayer facing Mecca
where the Imam talks to the worshipers at Friday prayer
side area
gate as seen from the inner mosque
Muslim man
boy in prayer
view of courtyard
Man transcribing from the Koran
writing in Arabic
storage of prayer carpets
interior hall
women with their heads covered
young man seated on a carpet roll
wall of the mosque
Red Fort seen in Left Background
