The Moti Musjid ( Frontispiece ) The Red Fort [Moti Masjid (lit. 'Pearl mosque') is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. Located to the west of the Hammam and close to the Diwan-i-Khas, it was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from 1659-1660. Aurangzeb didn't like to miss his prayers and Jama masjid is too far for him that's why he built this beautiful masjid] from the book ' The Oriental Annual ' Containing A Series Of Tales, Legends, & Historical Romances; By Thomas Bacon, Esq., , With Engravings By W. And E. Finden, From Sketches By The Author Publish

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The Moti Musjid ( Frontispiece ) The Red Fort [Moti Masjid (lit. 'Pearl mosque') is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. Located to the west of the Hammam and close to the Diwan-i-Khas, it was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from 1659-1660. Aurangzeb didn't like to miss his prayers and Jama masjid is too far for him that's why he built this beautiful masjid] from the book ' The Oriental Annual ' Containing A Series Of Tales, Legends, & Historical Romances; By Thomas Bacon, Esq., , With Engravings By W. And E. Finden, From Sketches By The Author Published In London By Charles Tilt, Fleet Street. 1839

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