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| Golden Mosque | |
|---|---|
Hindi:सुनहरी मस्जिद | |
 The mosque exterior in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Delhi Gate,Red Fort,Old Delhi,Central Delhi |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque inCentral Delhi | |
| Administration | Archaeological Survey of India |
| Coordinates | 28°39′02″N77°14′22″E / 28.650452°N 77.239537°E /28.650452; 77.239537 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder | Qudsia Begum |
| Completed | 1751 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Three(maybe more) |
| Minaret | Two |
| Materials | Stone;red sandstone; copper; white marble |
| Official name | Sunehri Masjid (Red Fort) |
| Reference no. | N-DL-45 |
TheGolden Mosque (Hindi:सुनहरी मस्जिद), orSunehri Masjid, is amosque in theChandni Chowk neighbourhood ofOld Delhi, inCentral Delhi,India. The mosque is located outside the southwestern corner of theDelhi Gate of theRed Fort, opposite the Netaji Subhash Park.
The mosque is aMonument of National Importance,[1] administered by theArchaeological Survey of India.
The mosque was constructed between 1747 and 1751 by the order ofQudsia Begum for Nawab Bahadur Javed Khan, a nobleman during the reign of the EmperorAhmad Shah Bahadur.[2] Qudsia Begum was the mother of Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Javed Khan was the supervisor of the harem and was in great favour with the begum and therefore was very influential. He was later assassinated.
Nawab Ahmad Bakhsh Khan, father of the Nawab ofFirozpur, repaired the mosque to benefit the neighbourhood. Not long after its renovation, Nawab Ahmad Bakhsh Khan was attacked by an infuriated elephant while out with his son. His horse was killed in the attack, and his vehicle was destroyed. The Nawab and his son were only saved from death by taking refuge inside this mosque.
The Sunehri Masjid is made ofbassee jung, a light salmon-coloured stone not usually used for building mosques, which gives the building a singular and picturesque appearance.[3]
The mosque is surmounted by three domes, which were originally gilt with copper from which it derives its name. The mosque has a main prayer hall and two minarets. The central arch of the mosque bears an inscription about the builder of the mosque and date of its construction. In 1852,Bahadur Shah II had the mosque repaired and replaced the copper plates of the domes with sandstone facing.
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