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Moti Masjid موتی مسجد

J6M9+G8H, Block B, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India

Moti Masjid موتی مسجد
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Mohammad Adil
Mohammad Adil
Very pleasant and comfy in middle of crowded roads, Mosque has washroom facility at mezzanine floor.
It has AC available, ablution area and sleeper racks.
Ummer Farooque
Ummer Farooque272 days ago
Very near to Rajiv Chowk metro Gate No.1.
Jumua prayers at 1pm. Facilities for Ladies to pray available upstairs in 1st floor. Located in B block CP near to Museum of Illusion.
N N
N N272 days ago
Separate ladies prayer room on the first floor with a toilet, clean wudhu area, a store and proper ventilation. Well maintained too.
Ovais Bin Imtiaz
Ovais Bin Imtiaz363 days ago
Clean and tidy place to worship. Well maintained. Easily accessible. Located on the opposite side of the Museum of Illusions.
Bushra Bint Abdurrahman
Bushra Bint Abdurrahman1 year ago
Ladies can offer Salah on first floor.
Zeeshan Sulemani
Zeeshan Sulemani2 years ago
Such a peaceful masjid, in cannaught place Block - B
It’s view from inside and its really pretty
Not much crowded
Nearest metro station is Rajiv Chowk ( Cannaught place)
Women friendly 👍💖
Definitely love the place 😊
Zafar Imam
Zafar Imam2 years ago
A Beautiful and maintained Masjid in Cannaught Place. Just 50 metre away from Gate no 1 of Rajiv chowk metro station.
Al-Raqami Solution
Al-Raqami Solution2 years ago
Source from Wikipedia
The Moti Masjid (lit. 'Pearl mosque') is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. Located to the west of the Hammam and close to the Diwan-i-Khas, it was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from 1659-1660. Aurangzeb didn't like to miss his prayers and Jama masjid was too far for him that's why he built this beautiful masjid.The mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India, from 1659-1660 for his 2nd wife Nawab Bai. The mosque was also used by the ladies of the Zenana.

The mosque was constructed at a cost of Rs. 160,000.
The prayer hall has three arches, and it is divided into two aisles.[3] It is surmounted with three bulbous domes, which were originally covered in gilded copper. The gilded copper was probably lost after the Indian rebellion of 1857.The outer walls are oriented in symmetry with the outer walls of the fort, while the inner walls are at a slightly different orientation to align with the location of Mecca. The eastern door is provided with copper-plated leaves.

The mosque is plastered in white on the outside. Inside is the white marble courtyard and a prayer hall, which stands on a higher level than the courtyard. The floor of the prayer-hall is inlaid with outlines of small carpets for prayers (musalla) in black marble. In the middle of the courtyard is a small, square ablution fountain. The courtyard measures 40 x 35 feet.

Another small mosque by the same name was built for private prayer by Aurangzeb's son, the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I (r. 1707-1712), close to the Ajmere Gate of the Dargah of Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, which is located in Mehrauli at the Jahaz Mahal. It is an imitation of the one inside the Red Fort.
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