Jama Masjid, Mandu
historic mosque in India
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The Jama Masjid is a historic Friday mosque in Mandu, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, and is designated a Monument of National Importance. It stands on a raised platform 4.6 metres high and covers a total area of 7,725 square metres. The mosque has three large domes, a courtyard, 54 smaller domes and a colonnade of pillared halls. Its prayer hall and decorated pillars are also notable features. The Group of Monuments at Mandu is maintained and administered by the Bhopal circle of the Archaeological Survey of India. Mandu is one of the principal tourist destinations of the state.
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The mosque is believed to have been begun in the reign of Hoshang Shah and completed under Mahmud Khilji in 1454. Inscriptions on the eastern doorway leading to the porch indicate that the building was modelled on the Mosque of Damascus. Today it forms part of the Mandu monuments cared for by the Archaeological Survey of India.
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The Jama Masjid, also called Jami Masjid, is an historic Friday mosque in Mandu in the Dhar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Built in Mughal style, the mosque has been believed to have been built during the reign of Hoshang Shah and completed during the reign of Mahmud Khilji in 1454 CE.
The Masjid has three large domes, a courtyard, 54 smaller domes and colonnade of pillared halls. It has a prayer hall and decorated pillars in the masjid. The entire area of the mosque is 7,725 square metres (83,150 sq ft), built on an elevated platform 4.6 m (15 ft). The inscriptions on the eastern doorway to the porch indicates that the mosque was modeled on the basis of Mosque of Damascus. In modern times, the Group of Monuments at Mandu is maintained and administered by the Bhopal circle of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Mandu is one of the prime tourist destinations of the state of Madhya Pradesh. Along with the other monuments, the average number of visitors a day to the monument stands at 4,000 to 5,000 as of 2020. There are annual shows organized in the monument by the Tourism Department of Madhya Pradesh.
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