Jama Masjid Delhi, one of the Oldest Indian Mosques, is at Chawri Bazar Road, Old Delhi, India.
Built by the great Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Jama Masjid Delhi is one of the oldest Indian Mosques and is the largest and most famous Mosque in India. An example of the finest Mughal Architecture, the construction of the Delhi Jama Masjid was started in the year A.D. 1650 and was completed in the year A.D. 1965.
The masterpiece of Shah Jahan’s construction was that of the Taj Mahal at Agra, one of the seven wonders of the world.
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Emperor Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal emperor after Babar, Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir. Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from A.D. 1628 to 1658 and died in A.D. 1666. His son Aurangzeb imprisoned Shah Jahan and became the 6th Mughal emperor in 1658.
Jama Masjid Delhi, the oldest Indian Mosque, is opposite the Red Fort Delhi, where the Prime Mister of India hoists the national flag on Independence Day, i.e., the 15th of August, every year.
The Juma masjid Delhi can easily accommodate 25000 people for prayers at a single time. The Jama Masjid in Delhi, one of the oldest Indian Mosques, has a copy of an antique Quran written on the Deerskin. Jama Masjid is the most influential mosque in India for Muslims in India.
How to reach Jama Masjid Delhi, Old Indian Mosque
Interior Cusped Arches of Jama Masjid Delhi – The facade
Chawri Bazar, the deepest underground railway station in any of the Delhi Metro railway lines, at 30 meters below ground level, on the Delhi Yellow metro line from Huda City Center in Gurgaon to Jahangirpuri, is the nearest Delhi Metro railway station for reaching the Jama masjid in Delhi. There are 18 escalators to reach this depth!
Taking the metro train or city bus is the most accessible mode to reach Jama mosque Delhi, as old Delhi is very crowded, and taking your vehicle (even a two-wheeler) and getting a parking space is next to impossible. Chawri Bazar Delhi metro railway station is close to New Delhi railway station (the next station on the Yellow line) and Old Delhi railway stations.
For those outstation travelers, New Delhi is the nearest major railway station to this Mosque in old Delhi. Then, you can board the Yellow Line metro train at the New Delhi underground metro station. Delhi Airport Metro Express Line connects the New Delhi metro station to Indira Gandhi International Airport in the Orange Line. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd’s subsidiary company initially operated this line, and from 1 July 2013, it is being operated by DMRC.