Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
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The Moti Masjid is a 17th-century historical mosque, not open for worship, inside the Red Fort complex in Old Delhi, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, damaged during the Siege of Delhi,
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Bronze main door with floral decoration
Interior of the mosque, with ornate carvings on marble surfaces
Samuel Bourne, "The Motee Musjid. Delhi. 1351," 1863–1869, photograph mounted on cardboard sheet, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC Archived 24 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Shah Jahan
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Shah Jahan I, also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. His reign marked the zenith of Mughal architectural and cultural achievements
Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
…closer to his private chambers within the Red Fort. At the time, the fort did not contain a mosque; the fort's builder and previous occupant, emperor Shah Jahan, instead offered congregational prayers at the nearby Jama Masjid. Construction of the Moti Masjid took five years, completing in 1663 CE, at Aurangzeb's…
Portrait by Bichitr, c. 1630
"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album MET DT458
Jahangir weighing young Prince Khurram by Manohar Das c. 1610–1615
Jahangir and Nur Jahan with prince Khurram at Aram Bagh c. 1640–1650