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Description
Property Name: Jama Masjid
Inventory No: 91-571-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-06-09
Country (State party): India
Province: Uttar Pradesh
Town: Aligarh
Geographic coordinates: 27° 52′ 46.1″ N
78° 3′ 59.2″ E
Historic Period: 18th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1724
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Located at the highest point of the city, this elegant monument is center of attention.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had been maintaining and restoring the structure under a special arrangement since 1956. It last worked on the mosque in 2007, when the missing inlay work and the internal water system were restored.
References
J. M. Sidiqi: Aligarh District: A Historical Survey (New Delhi, 1981)
P. Davies: Islamic, Rajput, European, ii of The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India (London, 1989)