Plan, elevation and sectional view of Jami masjid. Introduction of the mosque, prayer hall, courtyard, domes and pillars and the peculiar shaking minarets. The intricate interiors and story of tughra.

1. HISTORY OF
ARCHITECTURE
JAMI MASJID , AHEMDABAD

3. INTRODUCTION
Architectural type – Mosque
Architectural style- Indo-Islamic style
Built by Sultan Ahmed Shah in A.D. 1423.
Material used- Yellow sandstone and white marble.
Designated as National Monument of Importance.

4. Plan
Built with yellow sandstone, the mosque complex is
centered on a large rectangular courtyard 75 m long
and 66 m wide.
One enters the court by three entrances, one at the
center of each side.
The courtyard is lined with a colonnade on three sides,
the prayer hall occupies the fourth (east) side.
Prayer Hall
Ablution tank
Colonnade

5. Sectional View
The nave is composed of two pillared
galleries one above the other. The
enclosed triple height space which is
overlooked from the galleries is square
in plan on the first floor and octagonal
on the second and is covered by a
dome.

6. Courtyard
 The courtyard is 75 m long and 66 m wide.
 And is accessible through 3 gateways from
north, south and east.
 It is lined by colonnades on three sides and
the mihrab falls on the west end.
 There is a rectangular ablution tank in the
centre of the courtyard.
 The wide open courtyard is floored with
white marble
ABLUTION TANK IN THE CENTRE OF THE COURTYARD

7. Prayer Hall
The main prayer hall occupies the fourth side i.e. east and
has over 260 columns supporting the roof, with its 15
domes, making a walk through the hall a beautiful maze of
light and shadows.
The Wall of Prayer, the qibla is decorated. Pierced stone
screens (the 'Jalis') are placed between the two pillars of
the central openings
Prayer Hall

8. Domes and Pillars
Some of the central
domes are carved like
lotus flowers, closely
related to the typical
domes of Jain temples;
and some of the pillars
are carved with the
form of a bell hanging
on a chain, in
reference to the bells
that often hang in
Hindu temples.

9. Shaking Minarets
There were once two 'shaking' minarets, but they lost half
their height in the great earthquake of 1819 and
collapsed after another tremor in 1957, their lower
portion still stand.
An old painting of Jami masjid
Present main gateway
The 2001 earthquake
then took its toll,
leaving cracks in the
masonry and
destroying several
jalis (carved marble
lattice screens).

10. MIHRAB
 The most important part of a mosque as it faces the
direction of KABAH for the prayer.
 Inscription on the mihrab commemorates the
inauguration of the mosque on January 4, 1424 by Sultan
Ahmad Shah I. The mosque was originally intended only
for private use of the sultans.

11. Interiors
Decorative details like intricate terraces, beautiful arabesque,
and richly carved terraces enhance the interiors of the mosque.

12. Tughra
A tughra is a calligraphic monogram, seal
or signature of a sultan that was affixed to
all official documents and
correspondence.
It was also carved on his seal and
stamped on the coins minted during his
reign.
It is also used as a design element in
stone jalis as well as a decorative piece of
art in many mosques of the orient world.

13. Bibliography
http://islamicarchitectureinindia.weebly.com/jami-masjid-at-ahmedabad.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama_Mosque,_Ahmedabad

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