Delhi’s Jama Masjid (“Congregational Mosque”) was constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from 1650 to 1656. Jama Masjid, now the second-largest mosque on the Indian subcontinent, is also an impressive example of Mughal architecture. It was the imperial mosque of Shahjahanabad, Shah Jahan’s capital in Delhi. The mosque was built by a crew of some 5,000 workers.
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