Showing posts with label Mosque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mosque. Show all posts

Aug 12, 2021

Babri Masjid, Faizabad (Ayodhya) - Circa Between 1860s - 1880s

Source: getty.edu

Dec 3, 2017

Jumma or Jama Masjid, Delhi - 1858

Jumma or Jama Masjid, Delhi - 1858

Photograph of Jami Masjid in Delhi from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. Jami Masjid, in the background, was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1627-1666) between 1650-1656 and based on the architectural style of Agra's Jami Masjid (c.1648). "Three bay-wings flanking the central domed chamber of the prayer hall are here preceded by two continuous galleries separated by the transverse block of the central pishtaq (high portal). The front corners of the prayer hall are accentuated by two high minarets crowned in the typical Mughal fashion by domed chhatris (umbrella shaped pavilions)."

Source: British Library

May 12, 2017

Motee Musjid (Pearl Mosque) - Red Fort, Delhi, Circa 1866

Motee Musjid (Pearl Mosque) - Red Fort, Delhi, Circa 1866

The mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India, from 1659-1660 for his personal use. The mosque was also used by the ladies of the Zenana. The mosque was constructed at a cost of Rs. 160,000.

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Source: getty.edu 

Jul 12, 2016

Mosque of Ibrahim Rozza - Bijapur Early 1900s

Mosque of Ibrahim Rozza - Bijapur Early 1900s

Source: ebay

Mar 26, 2016

Jama Masjid Dehli, Royal Gate

Jama Masjid Dehli, Royal Gate

Back of card says "Jama Masjid Dehli, Royal Gate, facing the Fort this finest mosque of india built by Shahjahan in 14 years by the aid of 5000 workers.  Completed in 1658.
Lal Chand & Sons, Delhi.  Made in Saxony

Photograph contributed by Mr. Ben Collier (benccollier@hotmail.com) from the Estate of Frances Anna Goheen.  She was born in Mahabaleschwar, India on 30 March 1891 to a missionary family.