Construction Started: 1644
Construction Completed: 1656
Cost of Construction: 1 million rupees
Who Built It: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
Maintained By: Delhi Waqf Board
Where is it Located: Delhi, India
Structure Type: Mosque
Dimensions: 80m in length; 27m in width; 41m in its highest point
Materials Used: Red Sandstone, Marble
Architectural Style: Islamic
Architect: Ustad Khalil
Capacity: 25,000
Visit Timing: 7am to 12pm, 1:30pm to 6:30pm, and all days of the week
Entry Fee: Free entry, Rs. 200-300 photography charge, Rs. 100 from climbing the southern minaret
Visit Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the workd, in general and India in particular. The 'Masjid-I Jahan-Numa' or Jama Masjid that means World Reflecting Mosque in the local language that hosts thousands of pilgrims every year on the ocassion of Eid, where the mosques are filled with book stalls and food. It gathers a huge number of people who offer prayers and offerings here. It is situated in Chandni Chwok in Old Delhi that is surrounded by the beautiful Mughal structures which tool a huge construction cost and depicts an outstanding Islamic architecture. If you want to reach Jama Masjid conveniently, then you will have to reach out to the station of Jama Masjid that lies on the Violet Line. The best time to pay a visit to Jama Masjid is during the winter season as the summers are sweltering in Delhi. You must leave your footwear outside, dress up decently, and maintain the peaceful decorum when inside the Jama Masjid.
