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Masjid-i Shah; Badshahi Masjid; Humayun Tomb Complex, Tomb of Emperor Humayun; Masjid Wazir Khan; Kalyan Ensemble, Kalyan Masjid; Jami' Masjid of Delhi

Ghiyath, Mirak Mirza
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Alternative Titles
Masjid-i Shah
Masjid Wazir Khan
Mosqueé de l'Imam
Badshaahi Mosque
Badshahi Mosque
Kalyan Masjid
Kalyan Masjid (Masjid-i Jami')
Kalyan Congregational Mosque
Kalyan Friday Mosque
Shah Mosque
Masjid i Shah (Masjid i Imam)
Kalyan Mosque
Mosque of Wazir Khan
Tomb of Emperor Humayun
Tomb of Humayun
Mausoleum of Humayun
Royal Mosque
Masjed-e Shah (Masjed-e Imam)
Humayun's Tomb
Shah Abbas Mosque
Friday Mosque of Old Delhi
Jama Masjid
Jamek
Jami Mosque of Old Delhi
Jami' Masjid of Delhi
Masjid-i Jami
Masjid-i Imam
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/13849
Date
1611-1138
Description
The 17th century Wazir Khan mosque is located in the busiest market area of the walled city. A bazaar in the form of a transept containing the east gate entrance recalls mosques of central Asia. Brick was used as a facing and this was highlighted in the restoration work by cement jointing. Also distinct are the four imposing minarets at the corners of the internal court, each surmounted by bell-shaped domes. Stalactite decoration is prevalent in the domes and the restoration work preserving the mosaic and fresco decorations necessitated the revival of the manufacture of enamelled tiles.
 
comparative material, Comparison of five mosque courtyards and ablution fountains in Pakistan, India, Iran, Uzbekistan: counterclockwise from upper left: Badshahi Masjid (Lahore, Pakistan); Kalyan Ensemble, Kalyan Masjid (Bukhara, Uzbekistan); Jami' Masjid of Delhi (Delhi, India); Tomb of Emperor Humayun (Delhi, India); Masjid-i Shah (Isfahan, Iran); Masjid Wazir Khan (Lahore, Pakistan), 1997
 
Type of Work
Tomb; Mosque; Religious building
Subject
Mosques, Relics, Tombs, Minarets, Madrasahs, Islamic religious education, Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632, Islam -- History, Shahjahan, Emperor of India, ca. 1592-1666, Grids (layout features), Iran --History --Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736, Four-iwan mosques, Isfahan (Iran), Lahore (Pakistan), Chahar bagh, Lahore Fort (Lahore, Pakistan), Complexes, Architecture, Islamic --Iran, Architecture, Islamic --Indic influences, Architecture, Islamic --India, Architecture, Islamic--Asia, Central, Religious architecture, Architecture, Islamic --Pakistan, Architecture, Islamic --Uzbekistan, Abbas I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629, Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618-1707, Jamis, Architecture, Safavid, World Heritage areas, Humayun, Emperor of Hindustan, 1508-1556, Sepulchral monuments, Gardens, Islamic, Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Historic Cities Support Programme, Architecture, Mogul--Pakistan, Courtyards, Ablution fountains
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(c)Yves Korbendau
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