Jama Masjid Court Delhi India One of Three
Carpets are being rolled out for the morning prayer Located in the centre of the old city this congregational mosque was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1423 Built in yellow sandstone it combines the best of Hindu and Muslim styles of architecture standing on 260 pillars supporting 15 domes at varying elevations The vast paved courtyard is a rectangle nearly seventy five meters by sixty six meters The whole of the western chamber is a big hall standing on 260 pillars all carved from Hindu and Jain traditions The central courtyard is accessible from the East though there are three ways on the other side too The Eastern side entrance leads to another enclosure containing the mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed Shah Thus it is an architectural triumph of North India
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