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	The '''Jama ~~Masjid~~''' is a 17th-century [[congregational mosque]] located in the historic core of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was built by [[Jahanara Begum]], ''[[Padshah Begum]]'' (First Lady) of the [[Mughal Empire]], during the reign of her father, [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. It is one of the largest [[List of mosques in India\|mosques]] in [[India]]. Today it is still in use, serving as the principal mosque for the city of Agra.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Alfieri\|first=Bianca Maria\|title=Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent\|pages=245\|year=2000\|publisher=[[Laurence King Publishing]]\|isbn=9781856691895}}</ref> It stands opposite to the [[Agra Fort]], and overlooks the [[Agra Fort Railway Station]].		The '''Jama Mosque''' is a 17th-century [[congregational mosque]] located in the historic core of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was built by [[Jahanara Begum]], ''[[Padshah Begum]]'' (First Lady) of the [[Mughal Empire]], during the reign of her father, [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. It is one of the largest [[List of mosques in India\|mosques]] in [[India]]. Today it is still in use, serving as the principal mosque for the city of Agra.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Alfieri\|first=Bianca Maria\|title=Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent\|pages=245\|year=2000\|publisher=[[Laurence King Publishing]]\|isbn=9781856691895}}</ref> It stands opposite to the [[Agra Fort]], and overlooks the [[Agra Fort Railway Station]].

	==History==		==History==
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	Along the wings of the main prayer wall are panels of beautifully inlaid sandstone, similar to those decorating the main gateway of the [[Taj Mahal]]. Still in use today, the mosque is one of the city's main landmarks, and serves as a useful reference point when exploring the crowded bazaars that sprawl from its base. These are laid out in a street plan that's barely altered since [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] days.		Along the wings of the main prayer wall are panels of beautifully inlaid sandstone, similar to those decorating the main gateway of the [[Taj Mahal]]. Still in use today, the mosque is one of the city's main landmarks, and serves as a useful reference point when exploring the crowded bazaars that sprawl from its base. These are laid out in a street plan that's barely altered since [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] days.
	Jami Masjid is beautifully decorated with paintings, inlaid stones, carvings, and glazed tiles. The building ~~comprises~~ of pillared ''dalans'' (arcades), a beautiful ''[[chhajja]],'' and the ''[[chhatri]]'' on the roof. The main ''[[iwan]]'' of the building is rather simple and contains a central arch with geometrical designs.
			Jami Masjid is beautifully decorated with paintings, inlaid stones, carvings, and glazed tiles. The building consists of pillared ''dalans'' (arcades), a beautiful ''[[chhajja]],'' and the ''[[chhatri]]'' on the roof. The main ''[[iwan]]'' of the building is rather simple and contains a central arch with geometrical designs.

	==In Literature==		==In Literature==
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The '''Jama Masjid''' is a 17th-century [[congregational mosque]] located in the historic core of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was built by [[Jahanara Begum]], ''[[Padshah Begum]]'' (First Lady) of the [[Mughal Empire]], during the reign of her father, [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. It is one of the largest [[List of mosques in India|mosques]] in [[India]]. Today it is still in use, serving as the principal mosque for the city of Agra.<ref>{{Citation|last=Alfieri|first=Bianca Maria|title=Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent|pages=245|year=2000|publisher=[[Laurence King Publishing]]|isbn=9781856691895}}</ref> It stands opposite to the [[Agra Fort]], and overlooks the [[Agra Fort Railway Station]].

==History==
[[File:'Jumma Musjid and City,' 1890s.jpg|thumb|left|Jama Masjid and Agra city, 1890s.]]
The Jama Masjid was commissioned by Jahanara Begum, after receiving permission from Shah Jahan. Its construction began in 1643, and was completed in 1648, coming at a cost of five lakh rupees. The mosque was part of several imperial reconstruction projects undertaken to improve Agra, the then-capital of the Mughal Empire.<ref>{{Citation|last=Asher|first=Catherine B.|title=Architecture of Mughal India|pages=189-190|year=1992|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=9780521267281}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Begley|first=Wayne E.|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kal%C4%81dar%C5%9Bana/-qoeAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+symbolic+role+of+calligraphy+on+three+imperial+mosques&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover|title=The Symbolic Role of Calligraphy on Three Imperial Mosques of Shah Jahan|date=1981|work=Kalādarśana : American studies in the art of India|publisher=Oxford & IBH in collaboration with American Institute of Indian Studies|isbn=90-04-06498-2|pages=8-10|oclc=932127369}}</ref> There was a spacious, octagonal Tripolia Chowk which existed between the Jama Masjid and the Delhi gate of the Agra Fort. This Tropolia was destroyed in order to create the [[Agra Fort Railway Station]]. The cloisters have engrailed arches supported on pillars. The main entrance is through the eastern side. The prayer chamber has a façade with a broad arched iwan in its centre and is adorned with slender turrets alternated with kiosks. Its dome is the largest and highest of the three domes crowning the sanctuary.

All the bulbous domes have inverted lotus and Kalash finials on the top and have narrow zigzag courses of white marble alternated by broad bands of red stone. There is a fountain with four kiosks in its corners in the centre of the courtyard. The interiors of the western wall have a beautiful mihrab and pulpit in white marble. The Persian inscription in white marble inlaid with black stone on the archway of the central portal is in praise of Jahanara and Shah Jahan. The pristine beauty of the mosque must have been breathtaking as it was compared to the Beaty of the Baitul-Mamur, the fabulous mosque of rubies and pearls situated in the fourth sky. It is said that it was once surrounded by a market place called Tripolia set in an octagonal (Muthamman) Chowk that was built between the Delhi Gate and the Jami Masjid. But, it was later destroyed in 1871-73 A.D. to acquire space for laying down the railway tracks for the city.

It required 5,000 workers to finish.
[[File:Jama masjid Agra.jpg|thumb|800px|center|{{center|Jama Masjid, Agra}}]]

==Structure==
[[File:Jama Masjid in Agra.jpg|thumb|Jama Masjid]]
[[File:Streets of Agra (Jama Masjid).jpg|thumb|A back-side view of the Jama Masjid ]]
The Jama Masjid of Agra is constructed of red sandstone with intricate white marble decorations. The walls and ceilings of the mosque are painted blue in colour. It is a huge mosque in the centre of Agra surrounded by a great bazaar.

The mosque itself stands on high platform to which ascent is made by a flight of 35 steps. It was designed to attract the eye of the faithful from afar and proclaim the glory of Islam.

It has well-balanced proportions and a courtyard surrounded by cloisters on three of its sides and the prayer chamber on its western side. The cloisters have engrailed arches supported on pillars. All the bulbous domes have inverted lotus and ''kalash'' finials on the top and have narrow zigzag courses of white marble alternated by broad bands of red stone. There is a fountain with four kiosks in its corners in the centre of the courtyard.

Along the wings of the main prayer wall are panels of beautifully inlaid sandstone, similar to those decorating the main gateway of the [[Taj Mahal]]. Still in use today, the mosque is one of the city's main landmarks, and serves as a useful reference point when exploring the crowded bazaars that sprawl from its base. These are laid out in a street plan that's barely altered since [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] days.
Jami Masjid is beautifully decorated with paintings, inlaid stones, carvings, and glazed tiles. The building comprises of pillared ''dalans'' (arcades), a beautiful ''[[chhajja]],'' and the ''[[chhatri]]'' on the roof. The main ''[[iwan]]'' of the building is rather simple and contains a central arch with geometrical designs.

==In Literature==
{{wikisource|Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L. E. L.) in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1832/Jumma Musjid|'The Jumma Musjid.—The Principal Mosque at Agra' a poem by L. E. L.}}
An engraving of this mosque appears in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1832 together with a poetical illustration by [[Letitia Elizabeth Landon]].

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://wikimapia.org/108646/Jama-Masjid-Agra Aerial View of the Jama Masjid]
* [http://www.agraindia.org.uk/monuments/jami-masjid-agra.html http://www.agraindia.org.uk/monuments/jami-masjid-agra.html]

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