Jama Masjid, Delhi

E13917

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Jama Masjid, Delhi canonical	11
Jama Masjid	8
Jama Masjid of Delhi	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jama Masjid, Delhi
Context triple: [Mughal Empire, notableBuilding, Jama Masjid, Delhi]

A. Red Fort
The Red Fort is a historic 17th-century sandstone fortress in Delhi, India, that served as the main residence of Mughal emperors and now stands as a prominent symbol of India's heritage and independence.
B. Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a 17th-century white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned worldwide as a masterpiece of Mughal architecture and a symbol of enduring love.
C. Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.
D. Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
E. Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh
The Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh is a landmark modernist government building in India, renowned for its bold concrete architecture and symbolic design by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jama Masjid, Delhi
Target entity description: 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.

A. Red Fort
The Red Fort is a historic 17th-century sandstone fortress in Delhi, India, that served as the main residence of Mughal emperors and now stands as a prominent symbol of India's heritage and independence.
B. Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a 17th-century white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned worldwide as a masterpiece of Mughal architecture and a symbol of enduring love.
C. Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.
D. Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
E. Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh
The Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh is a landmark modernist government building in India, renowned for its bold concrete architecture and symbolic design by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

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

subject surface form: Mughal Empire

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

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

Shah Jahan → commissioned → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ

Delhi → famousReligiousSite → Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ