Khirki masjid

khirki masjid

1. KHIRKI MASJID
KHIRKI VILLAGE
SOUTH DELHI

2. •Khirki Mosque, approached from theKhirki VillageinSouth Delh andclose to theSatpul orr the seven arched
bridge on the edge of southern wall of Jahapanah (the fourth city ofMedievalDelhi), was a mosque built byKhan-
i-Jahan Junan Shah, thePrime Ministe ofFeroz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) of theTughlaq Dynasty.
•The word 'Khirki' prefixed tomosqu is anUrdu word that means “window” and hence is also called “The Mosque
of Windows”.
District South Delhi
Year consecrated 14th century
Status Monument
Location
Location Khirki Village, Delhi
Municipality SDMC
State Delhi
Country India
Architect(s) Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah
Type Mosque
Style Tughluqid,Indo Islamic Architecture
Completed 1351-54
Specifications
Length 52m (170.6ft)
Width 52m (170.6ft)
Dome(s) 81
Minaret(s) Four, one each corner
Materials Rubble Masonry

5. ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.
•The Mosque has a 52m (170.6ft)x52m (170.6ft) square plan in an area of 87m
2
(936.5sqft).
•It is raised on aplinthof 3m (9.8ft). There are four open courtyards (square in size of 9.14m (30.0ft)
on each side) encircled by arcades built with 180 square structuralcolumnsand 60pilasters, which run
in north–south direction and divides into aisles.
•The open courtyards are the source of light and ventilation to the internal prayer spaces.
•The roof is partitioned into 25 squares of equal size with 9 small domes in each square (totaling to 81
domes) and alternated by 12 flat roofs to cover the roof.
•The four courtyards provide light and ventilation.
•The four corners of the mosque are adorned withtowerswith three protruding gateways, one in the
middle of each face, with tapering turrets flanking each gate.

7. •The interior walls are bland but provided with traditional
carved stone screens. The symmetrically designed admirable
mosque is considered as one of “the finest architectural
compositions of the Sultanate history.”
•The mosque's walls are ofrubblemasonryconstruction
with plastered surface on the outside.
•It was considered Firuz Shah's architectural benefaction.
•The importance of the Khirki Mosque's architectural
elegance has been considered a precursor to the intensely
metaphorical Mughal architecture (1526-1857), with the
Lodhi period's (1451–1526) architecture –the Delhi
Sultanate's last dynasty –marking the transition.

8. •Over the years, a few domes on the north–east side of the
mosque have collapsed and a few walls are in a dilapidated
condition.
•The roof is on the verge of collapse at many places.
•Delhi chapter ofIndian National Trust for Art and Cultural
Heritage(INTACH) has categorized the monument as "Grade
A" in terms of archeological value.
•It is one of the 43 monuments identified by
theArchaeological Survey of India(ASI) for restoration
before the2010 Commonwealth Games.
•Some conservation works have been initiated by ASI inside
the mosque.

9. GALLERY
•Ceiling details. Central arcade

10. •Courtyards and passages. Arcade and courtyard

11. SOUTH EAST CORNER WITH KHIRKI VILLAGE
RESIDENTIAL AREA IN THE BACKGROUND.

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