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Fatehpuri Masjid |
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| Located at the western end of the oldest street
of Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Fatehpuri Masjid was built in 1650
by Fatehpuri Begum, one of Shah Jahan's wives. The mosque is
built with red sandstone on a large scale and is surmounted
by a single dome. Flanked by towering minarets, the mosque has
a traditional design with the prayer hall having seven-arched
openings. Among the seven arches, the central arch is the highest.
The mosque has single and double-storeyed apartments on the
sides and some of its endowments were used as a school for poor
students. The British auctioned some parts of the mosque after
the 1857 war to a Hindu family. Later in 1877 it was restored
to the Muslims at the Delhi Darbar when the British allowed
the Muslims back in Old Delhi. |
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| Though Fatehpuri Masjid was an important mosque
in Old Delhi but architecturally the mosque is not a very fine
example of Mughal architecture. The materials used in the mosque
are of poor quality. The proportion of the mosque is also not
as perfect as that of the Jama Masjid. If one notices, the dome
especially is not in proportion to the building and the overall
effect is also not very pleasing. However, different parts of
the mosque individually are very beautiful. |
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