jama masjid,ahmedabad

JAMA MASJID,

AHAMADABAD

SUBMITTED BY:

SIKANDAR (75136027)

ABOUT :

LOCATION : OLD AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

BUILT IN : 1424 AD

BUILT BY : SULTAN AHMED SHAH ( founder of

city Ahmedabad.)

BUILDING TYPE : MOSQUE

HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE:

In the period when it was constructed, It was the

largest mosque of India.

The architectural design of the mosque is very

unique as it has its entrance from three different

directions.

Architecture of Jama Masjid is a blend of Hindu

and Muslim Styling.

PLAN AND ITS FEATURES

Rectangular in

plan .

The mosque

complex is

centred on a

large rectangular

courtyard 75 m

long and 66 m

wide.

Courtyard is

lined with a

colonnade on

three sides . PLAN

Courtyard

The prayer

hall occupies

the fourth

(east) side.

It is

rectangular in

plan and

covered by

four vaults.

Prayer Hall

Prayer Hall Interior

In prayer hall have 260 columns and

carved with the form of a bell hanging on a

chain .

It is covered with 15 domes.

The prayer wall known as qibla is richly

ornate.

Prayer hall is floored with white marble .

Center of the

courtyard is a

rectangular

basin for

ablutions.

DOME

The domes in the mosque are given

various shaped like the central domes are

carved like lotus flowers, closely related to

the typical domes of Jain temples .

Interior of DOME

Pierced stone

screens (the

'Jalis') are

placed between

the two pillars of

the central

openings.

Another features

The main entrance is framed by two

columns .

There are two main

minarets in front of

the main entrance

,which were destroyed

by the earthquakes of

1819 and 1957.

It is highly carved .

Carved detail of minarets

MATERIALS USED

Yellow sandstone was main construction

material and white marble was used for

flooring .

Yellow sandstone White marble

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