Jama Majid Agra TRAVEL GUIDE

Jama Masjid is one of the important majid in India and is a gigantic petition put for the Muslims, with supplications occurring each Friday. There are colossal social occasions of individuals on merry events and Eid petitions. The mosque is otherwise called 'Friday Mosque' and is one of the biggest mosques in India. It has an extraordinary place in the hearts of Muslims in India and is the most looked for after journey put.

History

The Jama Masjid was worked by Emperor Akbar as a component of the Fatehpur Sikri complex. The place was otherwise called 'Jami Masjid'. It is said that the mosque took very nearly 6 years to finish and utilized around 5,000 specialists. The structure is said to have been worked under the supervision of the holy person Salim Chisti.

How to Reach Jama Majid Agra

The area of Jama Masjid is Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, in the territory of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is found directly in the focal point of Fatehpur Sikri and is near the western door of the Agra post. One needs to enter Buland Darwaza to visit the place. It is near the Agra railroad station and the Delhi Gate of the Agra Fort.

Time to visit Jama Majid Agra

You can explore the Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri during the time interval of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There is no entry fees. It takes around two hours to see the whole architecture.

You can visit Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri during the month of October to March which is the best time to visit. Winter starts in November and can be wonderful amid the day time. Evenings are very crisp. Summer starts from March and can get extremely sweltering from the long stretches of April to June.

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Architecture of Jama Majid Agra

As one enters the place from the fantastic Buland Darwaza, one observers the eminent Jama Masjid, which is a mosque that is put on a stage that is lifted. The mosque has five principle doors to the asking region. The walls involve fragile and many-sided carvings and engraving taken from the Holy Quran. The outside is worked with alluring red sandstone and white marble with nitty gritty wrapping up. The middle patio is huge and open, and can suit very nearly 25,000 individuals at once.

To the privilege is the Jammat Khana corridor and alongside it is Zenana Rauza, which was the tomb of the illustrious women of the court. The fundamental fascination is the tomb of the consecrated Sufi holy person Sheik Salim Chisti, who forecasted that Akbar will have a child who will succeed him. The entire design is said to be Persian in its make. The insides are planned aesthetically and embellished with canvases and flower structures. The alluring three magnificent sandstone arches are balanced well and add excellence to the structure. The arches include energetic hued tiles with engraving on it.

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