Man sleeping at a mosque, Jama Masjid, Delhi, India
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Exotica.im 5 / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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50 MB (2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3474 x 5031 px | 29.4 x 42.6 cm | 11.6 x 16.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 April 2005Location:
Delhi, IndiaMore information:
The Masjid-i Jahan-Numa , commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India. It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk. The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshippers. The mosque also houses several relics in a closet in the north gate, including an antique copy of the Qur'an written on deer skin.
