The
principal mosque of the Agra Fort Complex, Jami Mosque was completed in 1648 by
Jahanara, the elder daughter of Shah Jahan. It is raised upon a platform on the
northwestern side of the Fort. The Mosque is of red sandstone highlighted with
white marble. The plan features a large square courtyard enclosed by three
narrow arcades and a prayer hall. Axial gates punctuate the three arcade wings.
The prayer hall is topped by three domes decorated with a zigzag pattern, and
flanked by two tall, domed minarets. The eastern wing, destroyed by the British
during the Indian Mutiny in 1857, is replaced by a railway line that separates
the Mosque from the Delhi gate of the Fort Complex. Taj Mahal Day tour packagefrom Delhi included this mosque in
Itinerary.
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