Jama Masjid

History

Commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1650 and completed in 1656, the Jama Masjid is one of the grandest mosques in the world, able to hold up to 25,000 worshippers. Built of red sandstone and white marble on a hill in Old Delhi, its courtyard offers sweeping views over the city and the minarets can be climbed for a panorama of the crowded lanes below.