Jama Masjid, Delhi
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One of the largest mosques in India, built by Shah Jahan in red sandstone and white marble facing the Red Fort.
MonumentOld Delhi (Shahjahanabad)Best time to visit: October to March, outside prayer times
Highlights
- A vast courtyard that holds thousands of worshippers on Eid
- Three marble domes and two tall minarets, one of which visitors can climb
- Views over Old Delhi and the Red Fort
- The food lanes of Matia Mahal just outside the gates
Significance
The mosque, known as Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, was completed in the 1650s as the main congregational mosque of Shahjahanabad and remains a centre of Delhi's Muslim life.