Jama Masjid : call of the soul
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Jama Masjid : call of the soul
Niyogi Offset, 2005
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Summary: On the architecture of Jama Masjid, mosque in Delhi, India
Bibliography: p. 158
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Interesting facts and anecdotes combine with beautiful photographs and exclusive illustrations to bring alive the Jama Masjid. This book narrates the story of a grand edifice, its architectural details and its surroundings through the centuries. Turn some pages of "Jama Masjid-Call of the Soul" and you can visualise yourself going up a majestic flight of steps that leads to the great mosque. This splendid structure, a witness to changing times, stands on a rocky hill in the heart of Delhi. Here, the old and new come together to tell a tale of this doorway to paradise. Right from Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's vision to the present day festivities during Eid, stories, myths, legends intertwine with facts and figures to present a tribute to the wonder that is the Jama Masjid.The Foreword is written by Professor Mushirul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
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