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Jama Masjid (Akbari Mosque)

Jama Masjid (Akbari Mosque)
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Historical & Heritage | Pilgrimage
4.5 / 5
  • Timings : 4:00 AM to 9:00 PM
  • Entry Fee : No fee
  • My Holiday HappinessDistance from near by city 13 Kilometers from Jaipur.
  • My Holiday HappinessTrip duration (including travel in hours)30 - 60 Mins
  • My Holiday HappinessTransportation OptionsSedan - AC (4+1), SUV - AC (7+1), Tempo Traveller - AC (12+1)
  • My Holiday HappinessTravel Tips Visitors must carry a DSLR for some amazing click and aesthetic memories.

The Jama Masjid of Jaipur, also very popular as Akbari Masjid Jaipur. The location of this masjid is on the outskirts of the beautiful Pink City, Jaipur. Located at a raised platform, the Mosque acts as a reminder for the City’s Mughal Past. There are three gates to enter the mosque. It is one of the Jaipur tourist places which is loved by the tourists.

The mosque is quite famous for its architectural beauty. The main prayer hall of the mosque is rectangular in shape and it has the ability to boost the seven arches and four-storeyed minarets of either side of the mosque. On one of the arches, there is an inscription that says that the mosque was ordered to be built by the Mughal Emperor and Raja Bharmal built it after receiving the order from the Emperor.

There is an ablution tank in the courtyard. And the actual location is in the front of the mosque. The four miners which had built at the corners of the mosque enhance the beauty of the mosque from every side.

The inner part of the Mosque had decorated with paintings as well as with various geometric designs. The Akbari Mosque must include in the JAIPUR TOUR PACKAGES for sure.

This mosque is an old heritage of Jaipur City which is important both religiously and Historically. The tourists quite enjoy it here. Its Architecture is eye-catching and the greenery around the mosque is breath-taking.

To grasp further information about the Mosque Historically, the guide’s facilities are available. They are experts in this place and can guide anyone very well

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