short note

1. JAMA MASJID,
AHAMADABAD
SUBMITTED BY:
SIKANDAR (75136027)

2. ABOUT :
LOCATION : OLD AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
BUILT IN : 1424 AD
BUILT BY : SULTAN AHMED SHAH ( founder of
city Ahmedabad.)
BUILDING TYPE : MOSQUE

3. HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE:
In the period when it was constructed, It was the
largest mosque of India.
The architectural design of the mosque is very
unique as it has its entrance from three different
directions.
 Architecture of Jama Masjid is a blend of Hindu
and Muslim Styling.

4. PLAN AND ITS FEATURES
Courtyard
Rectangular in
plan .
 The mosque
complex is
centred on a
large rectangular
courtyard 75 m
long and 66 m
wide.
 Courtyard is
lined with a
colonnade on
three sides . PLAN

5. Prayer Hall
The prayer
hall occupies
the fourth
(east) side.
It is
rectangular in
plan and
covered by
four vaults.
Prayer Hall Interior

6.  In prayer hall have 260 columns and
carved with the form of a bell hanging on a
chain .
It is covered with 15 domes.
The prayer wall known as qibla is richly
ornate.
 Prayer hall is floored with white marble .

7.  Center of the
courtyard is a
rectangular
basin for
ablutions.

8. DOME
The domes in the mosque are given
various shaped like the central domes are
carved like lotus flowers, closely related to
the typical domes of Jain temples .

9. Interior of DOME

10. Another features
 Pierced stone
screens (the
'Jalis') are
placed between
the two pillars of
the central
openings.

11. The main entrance is framed by two
columns .

12. There are two main
minarets in front of
the main entrance
,which were destroyed
by the earthquakes of
1819 and 1957.
It is highly carved .
Carved detail of minarets

13. MATERIALS USED
Yellow sandstone was main construction
material and white marble was used for
flooring .
Yellow sandstone White marble

14. THANKS