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Jama Masjid, Chanderi

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Coordinates: 24°42′37″N 78°08′06″E / 24.7103°N 78.1350°E / 24.7103; 78.1350
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Jama Masjid
The mosque in 2014
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusFriday mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationChanderi, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh
CountryIndia
Jama Masjid, Chanderi is located in Madhya Pradesh
Jama Masjid, Chanderi
Location of the mosque in Madhya Pradesh
Geographic coordinates24°42′37″N 78°08′06″E / 24.7103°N 78.1350°E / 24.7103; 78.1350
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleIndo-Islamic
CompletedAH 853 (1449/1450 CE)
Specifications
Dome(s)Three
MaterialsStone; marble
Official nameJama Masjid
Reference no.N-MP-127

The Jama Masjid is a Friday mosque in Chanderi, in the Ashoknagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1][2] The mosque was completed in AH 853 (1449/1450 CE)[3] and is a Monument of National Importance.[citation needed]

Description

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The mosque has three domes, one over each bay, completed in white marble. The prayer hall has eleven arched entrances, while the northern and southern arcades have nine each.[1][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, Percy (1942). Indian Architecture. p. 65.
  2. ^ Merklinger, Elizabeth Schotten (2005). Sultanate Architecture of Pre-Mughal India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-1088-2.
  3. ^ a b "Archnet > Site > Jami' Masjid of Chanderi". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

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