Sunehri mosque, Chandni Chowk 2001. Alamy com. |
Sunehri mosque, Chandni Chowk,1850s, by Ghulam Ali Khan en.wikipedia org. |
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The Sunehri Masjid (Golden Mosque) is in Old Delhi. Built by Roshan-ud-Daula Zafar Khan in 1721, it is in busy Chandni Chowk area close to the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib Chandini Chowk eas once a royal thoroughfare. When Persian ruler Nadir Shaw invade Delhi he spent several hours on 11 March 1739. to plunder, gold, etc and found nothing here.
It i said the mosque is also under threat from encroachment.
It is not to be confused with the Sunehri Masjid (Red Fort) nearby,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunehri_Masjid_(Chandni_Chowk)
Sunehri Mosque, near Red Fort, Delhi:
.Sunehri mosque, near red fort, Delhi delhihelp.com |
Sunehri mosque, near red fort, Delhi. enwikipedia org. |
Nawab Ahmad Bakhsh Khan, father of the Nawab of Firozpur, carried out some repairs on the mosque to strengthen it and to benefit the people there. Soon after its renovation, the Nawab and his son escaped near death from an elephant that ran amok. In the melee his horse was killed and his vehicle severely damaged. The Nawab and his son took refuge in the mosque during the elephant attack.
The Sunehri Masjid, it is reported is made of bassee jung, a light salmon-coloured stone, never used for building mosques, etc (?) This peculiar color gives the mosque a unique look that we seldom come across.
Made of of three huge domes, which are originally coated with copper, the mosque has a simple look with two minarets and a prayer hall where people gather for namaz. The dome of the minaret also had copper plates. Bahadur Shah II repaired and replaced them with sandstone facing in 1852. Raj Ghat, Jama Masjid and Red Fort are close to this place.
http://www.delhihelp.com/sunehri-masjid-masjid-in-delhi-article-82.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mosque_(Red_Fort)