Golden Mosque (Red Fort)

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Country	India
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	North Delhi district
Ein location	Red Fort
Coordinate location	28°39′2″N 77°14′22″E
Architectural style	Indo-Islamic architecture
Heritage designation	Monument of National Importance
Maintain by	Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi circle

De Golden Mosque (Hindi: सुनहरी मस्जिद), anaa Sunehri Masjid, be a mosque insyd de Chandni Chowk neighbourhood of Old Delhi, insyd Central Delhi, India. De mosque dey locate outsyd de southwestern corner of de Delhi Gate of de Red Fort, opposite de Netaji Subhash Park.

De mosque be a Monument of National Importance,^[1] de Archaeological Survey of India administer am.

History

Na dem construct de mosque between 1747 den 1751 by de order of Qudsia Begum for Nawab Bahadur Javed Khan, a nobleman during de reign of de Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.^[2] Na Qudsia Begum be de mommie of Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Na Javed Khan be de supervisor of de harem wey na he dey in great favour plus de begum dem der for na he be very influential. Na dem later assassinate am.

Nawab Ahmad Bakhsh Khan, poppie of de Nawab of Firozpur, repair de mosque make e benefit de neighbourhood. No be long after ein renovation, na dem attack Nawab Ahmad Bakhsh Khan by an infuriated elephant while out plus ein son. Na dem kill ein horse for de attack insyd, wey na dem destroy ein vehicle. Na de Nawab den ein son be only saved from death by dem take refuge insyd dis mosque.

Architecture

Dem make de Sunehri Masjid of bassee jung, a light salmon-coloured stone dem usually no dey use give building mosques, wich dey give de building a singular den picturesque appearance.^[3]

Dem surmount de mosque by three domes, wich na originally be gilt plus copper from wich e dey derive ein name. De mosque get a main prayer hall den two minarets. De central arch of de mosque dey bear an inscription about de builder of de mosque den date of ein construction. Insyd 1852, na Bahadur Shah II make dem repair de mosque wey dem replace de copper plates of de domes plus sandstone facing.

Gallery

Painting of de mosque, dem publish insyd Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi, 1843
Worshippers wey dey offer namaz during Idu’l Fitr, AH 1434 (2012/2013)

References

↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Delhi". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
↑ "Photo and background of the Sunehri Masjid". British Library. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ Metcalfe, Sir Thomas Theophilus; Khan, Mahar Ali (illus.) (1843). Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi. Old Delhi, India: Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet.

External links

Ayer, Aishwarya S. (30 September 2024). "In a single Delhi house, several hundred years of Indian history". CNN Travel. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[ASI_MNI-1] "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Delhi". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[2] "Photo and background of the Sunehri Masjid". British Library. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[3] Metcalfe, Sir Thomas Theophilus; Khan, Mahar Ali (illus.) (1843). Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi. Old Delhi, India: Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet.

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