Jama Masjid, Chanderi
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Mosque in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, India
For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.
| Jama Masjid | |
|---|---|
| The mosque in 2014 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Friday mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Chanderi, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
Jama Masjid, Chanderi is located in Madhya Pradesh Jama Masjid, Chanderi Location of the mosque in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°42′37′′N 78°08′06′′E / 24.7103°N 78.1350°E / 24.7103; 78.1350 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Indo-Islamic |
| Completed | AH 853 (1449/1450 CE) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | Three |
| Materials | Stone; marble |
| Official name | Jama Masjid |
| Reference no. | N-MP-127 |
The Jama Masjid is a Friday mosque in Chanderi, in the Ashoknagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] [2] The mosque was completed in AH 853 (1449/1450 CE)[3] and is a Monument of National Importance.[citation needed ]
Description
[edit ]The mosque has three domes, one over each bay, completed in white marble. The prayer hall has eleven arched entrances, while the northern and southern arcades have nine each.[1] [3]
Gallery
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Ornately carved doorway
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The mosque in 1850, by Frederick Charles Maisey
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Brown, Percy (1942). Indian Architecture. p. 65.
- ^ Merklinger, Elizabeth Schotten (2005). Sultanate Architecture of Pre-Mughal India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-1088-2.
- ^ a b "Archnet > Site > Jami' Masjid of Chanderi". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
Further reading
[edit ]- Nath, Ram (1979). "The Jami Masjid (c. 1450 A.D.)". The Art of Chanderi: A Study of the 15th Century Monuments of Chanderi. Ambika Publications.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Jama Masjid, Chanderi at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 15th-century mosques in India
- Architecture of the Delhi Sultanate
- Buildings and structures completed in 1450
- Grand mosques
- Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh
- Mosque buildings with domes in India
- Mosques completed in the 1450s
- Mosques in Madhya Pradesh
- Sunni mosques in India
- Indian mosque stubs