| Jama Masjid | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Friday mosque | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Chanderi, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
Location of the mosque in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates | 24°42′37″N 78°08′06″E / 24.7103°N 78.1350°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Indo-Islamic |
| Completed | Template:AH |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Three |
| Materials | Stone; marble |
| Template:Infobox designation list/entry | |
The Jama Masjid is a Friday mosque in Chanderi, in the Ashoknagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1][2] The mosque was completed in Template:AH[3] and is a Monument of National Importance.[citation needed]
Description[edit | edit source]
The mosque has three domes, one over each bay, completed in white marble. The prayer hall has eleven arched entrances, while the northern and southern arcades have nine each.[1][3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Ornately carved doorway
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The mosque in 1850, by Frederick Charles Maisey
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, Percy (1942). Indian Architecture. p. 65.
- ↑ Merklinger, Elizabeth Schotten (2005). Sultanate Architecture of Pre-Mughal India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-1088-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Archnet > Site > Jami' Masjid of Chanderi". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Nath, Ram (1979). "The Jami Masjid (c. 1450 A.D.)". The Art of Chanderi: A Study of the 15th Century Monuments of Chanderi. Ambika Publications.

