The principal mosque of the Agra Fort Complex, Jami
Mosque was completed in 1648 by Jahanara, the elder daughter of Shah Jahan. It
is raised upon a platform on the northwestern side of the Fort. The Mosque is
of red sandstone highlighted with white marble. The plan features a large
square courtyard enclosed by three narrow arcades and a prayer hall. Axial
gates punctuate the three arcade wings. The prayer hall is topped by three
domes decorated with a zigzag pattern, and flanked by two tall, domed minarets.
The eastern wing, destroyed by the British during the Indian Mutiny in 1857, is
replaced by a railway line that separates the Mosque from the Delhi gate of the
Fort Complex. Taj Mahal Day tour package
from Delhi included this mosque in
Itinerary.
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