The Muziris Heritage Project (MHP) plans to rebuild the Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur, Kerala's Thrissur district, which was established in 629 AD. At a cost of Rs 1.13 crore, India's first mosque and the oldest in the subcontinent will be reconstructed in keeping with its unique character and aesthetics. The project is being implemented by the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) with funding from the Ministry of Culture.
According to historians, the first mosque in India was built in 629 AD at Kodungallur on the west coast of the present-day state of Kerala. It was named "Cheraman Juma Masjid" after its founder. The mosque is estimated to have been built between 581-641 AD during the reign of Yumnayum Nandivarman I (r. 641-680).
After the fall of the Rashtrakuta empire in 1083, many mosques were constructed in India. However, all these were built using wood and later demolished when found unsuitable for construction. Only one ancient mosque has been preserved so far: the Chennamanore Mosque in Kerala. This means that there are no records of any other mosque existing before the discovery of the Cheraman Juma Masjid in 2006.
The ICHR has planned to rebuild this ancient mosque as a part of their Muziris Heritage Project.
The Cheramaan Juma Mosque is a mosque in Methala, Kodungallur Taluk, Thrissur District, Kerala, India. According to mythology, it was established in 629 CE, making it the oldest mosque still in operation in the Indian subcontinent. The mosque is also known as "Methalakkad Jum'ah Masjid" or "Kodungalloor Jum'ah Masjid". It has been listed as one of the 100 most important mosques in the world.
The temple town of Kodungallur is located about 15 km south of Thrissur city. The temple complex at Kodungallur consists of many temples and mosques. The name of the town comes from the lord Krishna's foot print found inside a rock near here. There are several stories regarding the origin of this foot print but the most popular one says that Prince Krishnadevaraya, the ruler who built the mosque, saw the footprint while on a hunting trip and decided to build a temple and mosque where he could offer prayers. He also ordered that his army should not attack either the temple or the mosque during his lifetime.
After building the mosque, Prince Krishnadevaraya returned home but was killed before he could start construction of the temple. After his death, his son took over the reins of the kingdom and started working on the temple.
The mosque was built between 1660 and 1670 and named after the Mughal governor of Peshawar, Nawab Mahabat Khan bin Ali Mardan Khan. The Qasim Ali Khan Mosque was built in 1842. There is a myth that the mosque was constructed during the Mughal era. Moti Masjid is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort. It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh as a memorial to his wife, Bibi Manjeet Kaur.
The Taj-ul-Masjid (taj 'lmasjid) is a mosque in the Indian city of Bhopal. It is India's largest mosque and one of the largest in Asia. The main structure was built in 1672 by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as a memorial to his father, the first Mughal emperor, Akbar. The building functioned not only as a mosque but also as a mausoleum, a royal pantheon where members of the imperial family were interred.
The mosque has three courtyards with an archway connecting each one. There are seven gates leading into the complex from all sides. The largest of these gates is the Shahi Darwaza gate which has a width of 30 feet and a height of 18 feet. The smallest is the Nizam-e-Juma gate which is about two feet high and wide.
Inside the mosque, there are four halls - two on the first floor and two on the second floor. The first floor rooms have ceilings made of wood while those on the second floor have ceilings made of silver. The courtyard inside the mosque is also called a hauz because it has been divided into small chambers by low walls called jharokhas. These are open to the sky above and provide relief during heat waves or when it is cold outside.
1634 The Wazir Khan Mosque, another architectural wonder of Shah Jahan's reign, is nestled deep within the medieval Walled City of Lahore. It was erected by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, the Governor (or Wazir) of Punjab. The mosque's construction began in 1634. It took more than 10 years to complete and it contains many beautiful paintings and calligraphy by famous artists from all over India.
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a large rectangular building with four identical minarets each standing for three stories. The ground floor has a huge courtyard that can hold up to 5,000 people. There are also two other smaller mosques inside the Walled City of Lahore: the Miani Gurudwara and the Nangal Lake Mosque.
Lahore became the capital of Pakistan when it was born in 1947. But the old city only belongs to Pakistan until the end of World War II. Then it becomes the capital of British India until the independence of India and Pakistan. So the Wazir Khan Mosque is free inside the Old City of Lahore for everyone who wants to visit it. But outside the walled city, you need a ticket to enter the mosque complex.
The mosque is very important because it shows how rich and cultured Shah Jahan's court was. Many artists from all over India were hired to paint the walls and minarets of the mosque.
The Taj Mahal, the Jama Masjid, the Shalimar Gardens of Lahore, the Wazir Khan Mosque, and the renovation of the Lahore Fort were all built under the reign of Shah Jahan. The Mughals built many other important buildings in India during this time too, including universities, hospitals, public baths, and roads.
They also developed a new type of urban planning called "vastu shastra", which is based on scientific principles of architecture and town-building. This plan was used not only for royal residences but also for large commercial cities like Ahmedabad and Delhi.
In addition to architectural wonders, the Mughals are also known for their love of gardening. They had a great deal of knowledge about plants and used that knowledge to create beautiful parks and pools in their imperial residences. Some of these gardens still exist today, such as the Shalimar Garden in Lahore and the Roshanara Park in Mumbai.
These are just some of the many Mughal buildings in India; there are more than just these five famous structures. In fact, the Mughals built so many amazing things that even after hundreds of years no one has been able to calculate exactly how much money they spent on building projects.
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