Ideal Duration: 30-45 minutes
Open Time: Periodic
Best Time: 1st October - 31st March
Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Nearest Railway Station: Delhi, New Delhi
Moti Masjid is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. The name translates into English as "Pearl Mosque". Located to the west of the Hammam and close to the Diwan-e-Khas.
The mosque was built by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb at the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India, from 1659-1660 for his 2nd wife Nawab Bai. The mosque was also used by the ladies of the Zenana Mahal.
The mosque was constructed at a cost of Rs. 160,000.
The prayer hall has three arches, and it is divided into two aisles. It is surmounted with three bulbous domes, which were originally covered in gilded copper. The gilded copper was probably lost after the Indian rebellion of 1857.
The outer walls are oriented in symmetry with the outer walls of the fort, while the inner walls are at a slightly different orientation to align with the location of Mecca. The eastern door is provided with copper-plated leaves. The mosque is plastered in white on the outside. Inside is the white marble courtyard and a prayer hall, which stands on a higher level than the courtyard.
The floor of the prayer-hall is inlaid with outlines of small carpets for prayers (musalla) in black marble. In the middle of the courtyard is a small, square ablution fountain.
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