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Jama
Masjid,
Aligarh
Muslim
University
is
one
of
the
oldest
structures
established
in
the
campus.
The
construction
of
mosque
was
started
in
1879
by
Sir
Syed
Ahmad
Khan
(the
founder
of
the
University)
and
was declared
open
on
1
February
1915.
The
mosque
is
almost
prototype
of the
elegant
Jama
Masjid
of
Shahjahanabad,
Delhi.
The
only
difference
being
in
scale
and
magnitude.
Jama
Masjid
is
having
three multifoilated
domes
resting
on
the
drum.
In
addition,
it
has two
lofty minarets,
longitudinally
stripped
with
red
sandstone
and
Dhaulpur
stone. The
white
marble
strip,
on
which
the
calligraphic
inscription
from
Holy
Quran
is
engraved,
enhances
the
central
Iwan.
The
interior
is
highly
ornamented
with
white
Araish
plaster
having Calligraphic inscriptions
from
the
Holy
Quran
and
golden
floral
patterns.
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