This three domed mosque was built in the year 1494 during
Sikandar Lodi’s reign, according to an inscription on its southern interior.
The mosques hall is faced with five arched opening and a frontage of
bracket-and-chhaja cornice above them and tapering minarets at the rear.
Some
Interesting Facts!!
1) The
long hall in the front of the mosque was built as a Mihman Khana or guest
house. The tank in the center of the courtyard appears to have been filled and
a grave laid there. A mystery till date exists, as to whose grave it is.
2) The interior of the mosque is extremely rich in arabesque stucco decoration, paintings and quranic inscriptions.
3) This mosque measures 25m by 6.5m. The structure is a fine example of decorative technique of incised and painted limestone plaster used during the lodi period.
4) The
cantilevered, enclosed opening and corner turrets are shaped like the Qutub
Minar.
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