Mughal Architecture: Jama Masjid

Courtyard in the Jama Masjid

Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

The central courtyard is surrounded by covered enclosures used for a range of communitarian activities by the worshippers.

References

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Blake, Stephen. Shahjahanabad. The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Richards, John. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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