Jama Masjid, Delhi

This great Old Delhi mosque, with its courtyard that holds 25,000 devotees, is the largest in India. The building of Mughal emperors Shah Jahan, who built the TajMahal and Red Fort, started in 1644 and ended up being the last architectural excursion.

The highly decorative mosque consists of three large gates, four towers and two 40-metre, white marble-built minarets. Travellers can hire north gate robes. Maybe this is the only time you dress like a local, without feeling like an outsider.

The most famous of these works was the Tajmahal, in Agra. Also a stunning example of the Mughal architecture is Jama Masjid, now the second largest mosque on the Indian sub-continent.

Jama Masjid is the principal mosque in Delhi where Muslims of that town traditionally come together to make their community prayer on Friday.

Jama Masjid is Arabic for the "Friiday mosque." On an outline of over 30 steps above the road, Jama Masjid and its courtyard offer the mosque a commanding view of the surrounding region. Masjid-iJahannuma, which has a longer name, means "Mosque that reflects the world" or "Mosque of the world," built by a crew of 5,000 workers.

The main building material was red sandstone, but also some white marble.

The open courtyard overlooking the east gate of the Mosque building is at least 99 meters (325 feet) square and sleeps 25,000 people. Originally, the eastern porch was exclusively for royal use. Other ports on the north side and south of the building are smaller. The Northeast and Southeast corners of the building are marked by two minarets (40 meters).

The most important of these is the hall of prayer. Calligraphic inscriptions in Persian are above the entrances to the prayer hall. From the roof of the prayer hall, three large marble dome can be seen.