Mina Mosque
| Mina Mosque | |
|---|---|
 The mosque domes in 2013 | |
  Location of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Mosque | |
| Status | Active[clarification needed] |
| Location | |
| Location | Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Administration | Archaeological Survey of India |
| Coordinates | 27°10′43.8″N 78°01′22.6″E / 27.178833°N 78.022944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Mughal |
| Founder | Shah Jahan |
| Groundbreaking | 1631 CE |
| Completed | 1640 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Three |
| Materials | Marble |
Official name | Agra Fort: Mina Masjid |
| Reference no. | N-UP-A1-r |
| Official name | Agra Fort |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
| Reference | 251 |
| Inscription | 1984 (8th Session) |
 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, the fifth Mughal Emperor, in c. 1631-1640 CE, for his personal use.
The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, administered by the Archaeological Survey of India. Currently, the mosque is not accessible to the public.
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 cannot be seen from outside and can neither be accessed without a sole passage.It is a very narrow passage arising from the corridors adjoining the Musamman Burj, at a low height where people would have to stoop to enter. This passage leads through a short flight of stairs to the mosque area. 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
- ↑ "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.
External links
Media related to Mina Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- worldvisitguide.com
- tsiindia.com Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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