Mina Mosque

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Mina Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Location
Location Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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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
Founder Shah Jahan
Groundbreaking1631
Completed1640

The Mina Mosque or the Heavenly Mosque was built by Shah Jahan between 1631 and 1640 near Diwan-i-Khas in Agra Fort. This small mosque was built, entirely of white marble, by the Mughal king Shah Jahan for his personal use.

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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 A.D.

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