Jaunpur Friday Mosque
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Friday Mosque ( Jama Masjid ) of Jaunpur |
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| Coordinates : 25 ° 44 ′ 48 " N , 82 ° 41 ′ 5" E | |
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The Friday Mosque ( Jama Masjid ) in the north Indian city of Jaunpur (today Uttar Pradesh ) is considered to be one of the outstanding examples of the provincial style of Indo-Islamic architecture of the pre-Mughal period .
history
The city of Jaunpur was founded around 1360 by the ruling Sultan Firuz Shah Tughluq (ruled 1351-1388) in Delhi . However, the city only gained greater importance under the rulers of the Sultanate of Jaunpur, who had ruled almost independently since 1394 . During the 85-year rule of the Sharqi dynasty, these furnished the city with several mosques, of which the Friday Mosque, built around 1470, is the most important and the largest in terms of area.
architecture
court
The Friday mosque of Jaunpur belongs to the type of courtyard mosques that are widespread in Central and South Asia . In other words, by far the largest part of the mosque building, which is enclosed on all four sides and accessible through three domed portal buildings, is made up of a square courtyard area ( sahn ) with a side length of about 64 m and a central fountain basin for those from the Koran (sura 5,6) before prayer prescribed small ablution ( Wudū ' ) taken.
mosque
The actual mosque building with its three mihrab niches only takes up about 15% of the total area and is oriented to the west ( Mecca ). It is visually highlighted by a huge entrance portal ( pischtak ) with side towers, slightly sloping on the outside, which protrude only slightly from the overall structure and - like the middle section - are divided into different storey levels and loosened up by numerous niches, which in turn are Multi-pass arches are covered. The main dome is not visible when entering the courtyard as it is completely covered by the dominating Pishtak. The interior of the mosque is characterized by three large and two smaller rooms - only the room directly in front of the main mihrab, equipped with a stone pulpit ( minbar ) for the prayer leader ( imam ), is domed, the two sides have pointed barrel vaults ; two rooms in between are designed in Hindu style as pillar halls and have flat roofs. The approximately 4 m high ground floor of the main room has a square floor plan, which is converted into an octagon in the floor level above; the basement of the dome has a 16-sided floor plan, which is transformed into a round one in the dome itself.
See also
Web links
- Jaunpur, Jama Masjid - floor plan, photos + information (English)
- Sharqi architecture - photos + information
- Sharqi architecture - photos + information