While traveling to Agra with Agra Hub, you will also visit
the heritage destination of Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri
has many grand monuments including the mosque known as the
Jama Masjid.
The Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra is also known
as the Jami Masjid. The mosque is one of the largest in India.
It was constructed in 1571 A.D. during the reign of the Mughal
Emperor Akbar the Great. The mosque is built at a height due
due its exalted purpose and has a large courtyard where the
faithful can gather to pray. To the right of the mosque is
the Jammat Khana hall and then the Zenana Rauza, or the tomb
of the women of the royal household.
Within the mosque complex you will find the shrine of the
Sufi religious leader Sheikh Salim Chisti. The lattice marble
screens of the tomb are amazing in their workmanship. The
tomb was earlier built in red sandstone and parts of the original
structure can also be seen. You can see the tomb of Sheikh
Salim Chisti on tours of the Jama Masjid Agra with Agra Hub.
The Jama Masjid is exquisitely decorated with inscriptions,
inlaid geometric designs and colored tiles. The building is
symmetrically proportioned and has an austere beauty, befitting
its religious purpose. You can see the Jama Masjid Agra on
tours to Agra with Agra Hub.
The main entrance to the Jama Masjid mosque in Agra, is through
the grand gateway known as the Buland Darwaza. Another entrance
is though the Badshahi Darwaza. The Jama Masjid Agra is the
center of the city of Fatehpur Sikri, which was built around
it. You can see the city of Fatehpur Sikri and its heart the
Jama Masjid, on tours to Agra with Agra Hub.
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