Atala Mosque, Jaunpur
| Atala Masjid | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Location | |
| Location |  Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Territory | Uttar Pradesh |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°45′9.54″N 82°41′26.22″E / 25.7526500°N 82.6906167°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Indo-Islamic Sharqi Architecture |
| Style | Islamic, Islamic architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1376 |
| Completed | 1408 |
Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a -14th century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 300 metres away from Shahi Qila fort, and 1 km from the Jama mosque. It is 2.2 km north-northeast of Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of Kirākat.[1]
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Description
In 1377 A.D., Firuz Shah Tughlaq began the building of the mosque by demolishing the Atala Devi temple which was constructed by Jayachandra. The mosque was completed by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi of the Jaunpur Sultanate in 1408 A.D.[2][3]
William Hodges made a sketch of this mosque and included it in his book Selected Views in India, Drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and Executed in Aquatinta.[4]
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There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The height of the mosque is more than 100 ft, and the total perimeter is 248 ft.
A madarsa named Madarsa Din Dunia is housed in the central courtyard of the mosque. The mosque is on the List of Monuments/Sites of Archaeological Survey of India of Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.)[5] and on the List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India.[6]
Architecture
The central dome is almost 17 meters high above the ground, but cannot be seen from the front because of the tall tower (at 23 meters).
See also
References
- ^ ACME MApper
- ^ Roshen Dalal (2010). The Religions of India. Penguin Books Limited. p. 448. ISBN 9788184753967.
- ^ Sheila Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom (1994). The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800. Yale University Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN 9780300064650.
- ^ India a modern idők elött[permanent dead link]
- ^ Directorate of Archaeology (Uttar Pradesh): List of Monuments/Sites of archaeological survey of India Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archaeological Survey of India: Alphabetical List of Monuments - Uttar Pradesh". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
Sources
- Michell, George (ed). Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. London: Thames and Hudson, 272.
- Nath, R. 1978. History of Sultanate Architecture. New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 98-100.
- Williams, John A. and Caroline. 1980. Architecture of Muslim India. Set 4: The Sultanate of Jaunpur about 1360-1480. Santa Barbara, California: Visual Education, Inc.
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