Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
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Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad is a 15th-century mosque renowned for its grand Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as one of the city's most important religious and cultural monuments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad canonical | 3 |
| Ahmad Shah’s Mosque (Ahmedabad) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical monument
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gujarat Sultanate architecture
ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ahmad Shah I ⓘ |
| city | Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ahmad Shah I ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1424 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Friday congregational prayer ⓘ |
| era | Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 75 by 66 meters courtyard ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ahmad Shah I ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcades
ⓘ
central tank ⓘ domes ⓘ large courtyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minarets ⓘ pillared hall ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1424 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ahmedabad
ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ Manek Chowk ⓘ Ahmedabad ⓘ
surface form:
old city of Ahmedabad
|
| materialUsed | yellow sandstone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Bhadra Fort
ⓘ
Teen Darwaza ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural elements
ⓘ
carved pillars ⓘ stone latticework (jalis) ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfPillars | 260 ⓘ |
| orientation | faces west towards Mecca ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major cultural landmark of Ahmedabad
ⓘ
one of the most important mosques of Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| state | Gujarat ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
Islamic festivals ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ahmad Shah’s Mosque (Ahmedabad)