Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk)

mosque
Country	India
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Delhi
Coordinate location	28°39′22″N 77°13′55″E
Architectural style	Indo-Islamic architecture

De Sunehri Masjid (Urdu: سنہری مسجد (چاندنی چوک), lit. 'Golden Mosque') be an 18th-century mosque insyd de Chandni Chowk neighbourhood of Old Delhi, India. Na Mughal noble Roshan-ud-Daula build am, during de reign of Emperor Muhammad Shah. E dey locate near de Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib insyd Chandni Chowk, once an imperial boulevard wey dey lead to de Red Fort.

Na dem alter de mosque ein original appearance as na dem construct de extensions make e accommodate de faithful. De mosque sanso dey under threat from encroachment.

History

Na dem build de Sunehri Masjid insyd de period 1721-1722 by Roshan-ud-Daula, a Mughal amir wey na he dey begin dey rise to power insyd de court of de Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah. Na dem dedicate se mosque to Roshan-ud-Daula ein spiritual mentor, Shah Bhik.^[1]^{: 295–298}

Insyd 1739, na de Persian Nadir Shah invade Delhi. Standing insyd de Sunehri Masjid, he order de plunder of Delhi, wich result in an immense loss of life den damage to de city.^[1]^: 301

Insys 1897, na Islamic scholar Amin al-Din establish Madrasa Aminia for de Sunehri Masjid, later on he shift am to Kashmiri Gate insys 1917.^[2]

Architecture

Dem elevate am above street level for a plinth top, dem dey reach de Sunehri Masjid by a flight of stairs. De mosque be topped by three bulbous, gilted domes, wey dey feature slender minarets. De façade of de mosque dey bear three arched entryways. Dem divide de interior of de mosque into three bays. Stucco decoration work dey appear insyd both de interior den exterior of de mosque, insyd de form of arabesques den floral motifs.^[1]^{: 295–298}^[3]

Gallery

1850s painting of de mosque, by Ghulam Ali Khan
De mosque insyd 2022, after na dem install de newly placed walls

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Asher, Catherine B. (1992). Architecture of Mughal India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-26728-5. OCLC 260144059.
↑ Jhabvala, C. S. H. (24 May 2012). Delhi: Phoenix City. Penguin Books India. p. 45. ISBN 9788184754919.
↑ Alfieri, Bianca Maria (2000). Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. Lawrence King Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 9781856691895.

External links

[Asher-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Asher, Catherine B. (1992). Architecture of Mughal India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-26728-5. OCLC 260144059.

[2] Jhabvala, C. S. H. (24 May 2012). Delhi: Phoenix City. Penguin Books India. p. 45. ISBN 9788184754919.

[:32-3] Alfieri, Bianca Maria (2000). Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. Lawrence King Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 9781856691895.

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