The Pearl Mosque, Delhi. By Charles Dudley Tennant (1867-1952). The Moti Masjid is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. The name translates into English as Pearl Mosque. Located to the west of the Hammam and close to the Diwan-i-Khas, it was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707) from 1659-1660.

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