
The full name for this mosque is Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, it is one of the largest mosques in india. It was build by Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 and was the Imperial Mosque of the Moghul Emperors until the Moghul Empire ended in 1857.It was said to be modelled after the Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri. The mosque is built of red sandstone and uses white marble in-laid with black marble featuring Arabic and Persian calligraphy.
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