Mina Mosque

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Mina Mosque
Mina Masjid.JPG
The mosque domes in 2013
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive[ clarification needed ]
Location
Location Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Country India
India Uttar Pradesh relief map.svg
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Location of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh
Administration Archaeological Survey of India
Geographic coordinates 27°10′43.8″N78°01′22.6″E / 27.178833°N 78.022944°E / 27.178833; 78.022944
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Style Mughal
Founder Shah Jahan
Groundbreaking1631 CE
Completed1640 CE
Specifications
Dome(s)Three
Materials Marble
Official nameAgra Fort: Mina Masjid
Reference no.N-UP-A1-r
Official name Agra Fort
Criteria Cultural: (iii)
Reference 251
Inscription1984 (8th Session)
Mina Mosque Location of the mosque in Agra Fort

The Mina Mosque, also known as the Heavenly Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, situated near Diwan-i-Khas in the Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The mosque was built, entirely of white marble, by Shah Jahan, a Mughal leader, in c. 1631-1640 CE, for his personal use.

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The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, administered by the Archaeological Survey of India. [1]

Architecture

It has a small open court in front of the three-arched prayer-chamber. There is no ornamentation and it is simple. It is enclosed and secured on all sides by high walls and, it appears that, Shah Jahan used this mosque during his imprisonment in the adjoining apartment of Musamman Burj, also called shah-burj, from 1658 to 1666 CE.

See also

References

  1. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Agra". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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