Jama Masjid, Delhi

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mosque religious building tourist attraction

Jama Masjid, Delhi is one of India’s largest and most famous mosques, built in the 17th century under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and renowned for its grand red sandstone and marble architecture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jama Masjid	4
Jama Masjid of Delhi	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Masjid-i Jahan-Numa ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mughal architecture ⓘ
builder	Shah Jahan ⓘ
builtInCentury	17th century ⓘ
city	Delhi ⓘ
commissionedBy	Shah Jahan ⓘ surface form: Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
constructionEnd	1656 ⓘ
constructionStart	1650 ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
courtyardCapacity	about 25000 worshippers ⓘ
denomination	Sunni Islam ⓘ
famousFor	grand Mughal architecture ⓘ large congregational prayers ⓘ use of red sandstone and marble ⓘ
governingEmpireAtConstruction	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
hasCentralTank	yes ⓘ
hasCourtyard	yes ⓘ
hasDomeCount	3 ⓘ
hasFeature	extensive open courtyard ⓘ high flight of steps on three sides ⓘ three large marble domes ⓘ two tall minarets ⓘ
hasInscriptions	Quranic calligraphy ⓘ
hasMinaretCount	2 ⓘ
hasMinaretHeightApprox	about 40 meters ⓘ
hasPlazaSurface	stone paving ⓘ
hasPrayerHallOrientation	towards Mecca ⓘ
hasStepsMaterial	red sandstone ⓘ
heritageStatus	major historical monument of Delhi ⓘ
locatedIn	Delhi ⓘ Delhi ⓘ surface form: Delhi, India Shahjahanabad ⓘ surface form: Old Delhi
materialUsed	red sandstone ⓘ white marble ⓘ
meaningOfName	World-reflecting Mosque ⓘ
nearbyArea	Chandni Chowk ⓘ
primaryFunction	Friday congregational mosque ⓘ
region	northern India ⓘ surface form: North India
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	one of the largest mosques in India ⓘ one of the most famous mosques in India ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Delhi ⓘ
usedFor	Eid prayers ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masjid-i Jahan-Numa → alsoKnownAs → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jama Masjid of Delhi

Masjid-i Jahan-Numa → alsoKnownAs → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jama Masjid

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad → burialPlace → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

Khurram → commissioned → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

Shah Jahan → commissioned → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

National Capital Territory of Delhi → contains → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

Delhi → famousReligiousSite → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jama Masjid

Mughal architecture → hasFamousExample → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

Chandni Chowk → hasLandmark → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jama Masjid

Shahjahanabad → hasLandmark → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

World-reflecting Mosque → hasName → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jama Masjid

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → notableBuilding → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

subject surface form: Mughal Empire

Indo-Islamic architecture → notableExample → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jama Masjid of Delhi

Mughal dynasty → patronized → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ