| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011481 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Mosque |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | South |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Vasant Vihar |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Munirka R.K. Puram Sector 5 |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 15th - 16th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | Lodi |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | At the south-west side of Sector-5. Adjacent to a shopping area of R.K. Puram, Sector-5 |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 33 45 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 10 19 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 150 m west of R.K Puram, Sector-1, bus stand and 750 m north-east of Munirka metro station, Vivekanad Marg, A road leads to market of R K Puram Sector-5 |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | R.K. Puram, Sector-1 |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | Not much significant information is available on the history of the mosque besides this is a historic mosque of this area and is also known as Shahi Masjid. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Regular prayers are in held at the mosque along with other important religious ceremonies. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Lodi - लोदी |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The remarkable mosque is a two-storeyed building. The first or ground storey which forms the floor of the mosque, consisting of several rooms is decorated with blind arched niches set into rectangular panels, now used as storehouse and shops. Originally, these arches would have spanned openings for basement access. The upper floor consists of a large courtyard and a prayer chamber of three compartments, accessible from a flight of 12 steps through the eastern imposing arched gateway. It has three arched entrance. The western Qibla wall of the mosque has three mihrab recesses; each bay is also represented by a niche, composed of stepping planes of ogee arches. Over the central bay, squenches support the transition from the square ground plan via an octagonal drum but the roof is vaulted. There are decorative circular medallions exist on either side of the spandrels. In the premises, there is a broken inscription panel and the remains of the original rubble masonry quibla wall placed on the south side of the Prayer Hall. The thick walls are ornamented with kangura battlement-like adornments on the top edge while tapering turrets existed along the corners of each ends on its west rare wall. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The plinth of the mosque is made of rubble masonry, sandstone and ashlar masonry. Alteration and addition have been made with modern building materials. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | It is being served as mosque. |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Waqf Board - वक्फ बोर्ड |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Zafar Hasan |
| Name / नाम | Monuments of Delhi, Vol-3 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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