| Jama Mosque | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The grand and large mosque, in 2013 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Friday mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Husainabad, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque inUttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates | 26°52′21″N80°54′04″E / 26.87259°N 80.90101°E /26.87259; 80.90101 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder |
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| Groundbreaking | 1839CE |
| Completed | 1845 CE[a] |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 3 |
| Minaret | 4(incl. 2 incomplete) |
| Materials | Lakhauri bricks; lime mortar;stucco |
| Official name | Jama Masjid near Hussainabad |
| Reference no. | N-UP-L277 |
 Location of the mosque in Lucknow | |
TheJama Mosque, also known as theJama Masjid, is aShi'iteFriday mosque located in the area ofHusainabad, Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The construction of the mosque started in 1839CE byMuhammad Ali Shah, third Badshah of Awadh with the intention to surpass theJama Masjid in Delhi in size. It was incomplete at the time of his death, and the mosque was completed by his wife, Queen Malika Jahan Sahiba, in 1845 CE,[1] although not all planned elements were completed.
The mosque is aMonuments of National Importance, administered by theArchaeological Survey of India.[2]
Built with "Lakhauri" bricks and plastered with lime, it is decorated with colouredstucco motifs. Standing on a square lofty terrace, it has a rectangular prayer hall, on the west with a magnificentfaçade of eleven arches. The central one is higher and provided with an unusually high doorway which rises above the roof in a sharply pointed arch decorated in coloured stucco.
The prayer hall is surmounted by three pear-shaped high double domes decorated with an inverted lotus on the top and is also flanked by two octagonal four-storeyed tapering minarets on either side, crowned by "Chhatries" on the top. Animambara, known as Imambara Malika Jahan, is also situated at the south of the mosque.
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