
The Jama Masjid
About half a kilometre away from the red fort lies another majestic monument built in the Shahajahan era. If I am not wrong, it is a part of Shahajahanabad city designed by him. The friday mosque was built between 1650-56 and well it costed just about ten lac Rupees in the 17th century… In a comprehensive book on Delhi published by ASI and written by Urmila Varma, I found a rustic old image of the masjid. Three shapely domes and […]
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