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{{Infobox religious building
|building_name= Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
|image= Fuerte Rojo Delhi 3.JPG
|caption= Exterior view of the Pearl Mosque (''Moti Masjid'') of the Red Fort
|country = [[India]]
|location= [[Delhi]]
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|religious_affiliation=[[Islam]]
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|district=[[Central Delhi]]
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[[File:Ghulam Ali Khan 021.jpg|thumb|Painting of the mosque in the 1850s, by [[Ghulam Ali Khan]]]]
[[File:Vasily Vereshchagin - Pearl Mosque, Delhi.jpg|thumb|Painting of the mosque in the late 1880s, by [[Vasily Vereshchagin]]]]
The '''Moti Masjid''' ({{Literal translation|Pearl mosque}}<ref>"Moti Masjid of Red Fort - World Heritage Site - Archaeological Survey of India." Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2014.</ref>) is a white [[marble]] mosque inside the [[Red Fort]] complex in [[Delhi]], India. Located to the west of the ''[[Hammam (Red Fort)|Hammam]]'' and close to the Diwan-i-Khas, it was built by the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] from 1659-1660.

== History ==
The mosque was built by the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] at the [[Red Fort]] complex in [[Delhi]], [[India]], from 1659-1660 for his 2nd wife [[Nawab Bai]]. The mosque was also used by the ladies of the [[Zenana]]. The mosque was constructed at a cost of Rs. 160,000.<ref name=murray>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travelers in India, Burma and Ceylon |url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/198 |edition=8th |location=Calcutta |publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. |page=198 |isbn=978-1175486417 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>

The prayer hall has three arches, and it is divided into two aisles.<ref name=murray/> It is surmounted with three bulbous domes, which were originally covered in [[gilded]] copper.<ref name=LPIndia2011>{{cite book|title=India|year=2011|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=9781741797800|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741797800/page/61 61, 63]|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741797800/page/61|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Moti Masjid of Red Fort| publisher = [[Archaeological Survey of India]]| url = http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_motimasjid.asp| accessdate = 2013-12-28| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140210124202/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_motimasjid.asp| archive-date = 10 February 2014| url-status = dead}}</ref> The gilded copper was probably lost after the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]].{{dubious|date=August 2021}}

The outer walls are oriented in symmetry with the outer walls of the fort, while the inner walls are at a slightly different orientation to align with the location of [[Mecca]].<ref name=LPIndia2011 /> The eastern door is provided with copper-plated leaves.

The mosque is plastered in white on the outside. Inside is the white marble courtyard and a prayer hall, which stands on a higher level than the courtyard. The floor of the prayer-hall is inlaid with outlines of small carpets for prayers (''[[musalla]]'') in black marble. In the middle of the courtyard is a small, square ablution fountain. The courtyard measures 40 x 35 feet.<ref name=murray/>

Another small mosque by the same name was built for private prayer by [[Aurangzeb]]'s son, the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah I]] (r. 1707-1712), close to the ''Ajmere Gate'' of the [[Dargah]] of Sufi saint [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]], which is located in [[Mehrauli]] at the [[Jahaz Mahal]]. It is an imitation of the one inside the Red Fort.

== Gallery ==
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File:A door in Red Fort of Mughal era.JPG|Bronze main door with floral decoration
File:India-0109 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg|Interior view today
File:Delhi, India, Interiors of Red Fort, Mughal architecture.jpg|Ornaments
File:Delhi, India, Interiors of Red Fort, Mughal ornaments.jpg|Ornaments
File:The Motee Musjid dli A136 cor.jpg|Samuel Bourne, "[https://library.nga.gov/permalink/01NGA_INST/1qqg09j/alma991734193504896 The Motee Musjid. Delhi. 1351,]" 1863-1869, photograph mounted on cardboard sheet, [https://www.nga.gov/research/library/imagecollections.html Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC]
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Red Fort]]
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