Jama Masjid

Highlights

• The Jama Masjid is a Friday mosque located in Hyderabad, in the Hyderabad district of the state of Telangana, India.
• It is situated to the northeast of the Charminar at a short distance, approached by a narrow lane.
• It was built in 1597–98, around the same time as the founding of Hyderabad, and was one of the first mosques to be built in the city.
• The mosque is located within a courtyard, which also contains a hammam and a cistern.
• Its façade contains seven arched entrances leading into the prayer-hall, and is flanked by two minarets.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Architecture

• •The mosque is an important example of early Qutb Shahi architecture, and displays Mughal influences in its design.
• •Situated to the northeast of the Charminar, it is surrounded by haphazardly constructed shops which encroach upon the mosque.
• •It is accessible through a portal of the pillar-and-lintel form, consisting of an entrance arch, upon which a cusped arch is superimposed.
• •The portal leads to a narrow lane, from which one approaches the side of the mosque from the west, and this is an unusual feature of the mosque.

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