<P> It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 at a cost of 1 million rupees , and was inaugurated by an imam from Bukhara , present - day Uzbekistan . The mosque was completed in 1656 AD with three great gates , four towers and two 40 m high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble . The courtyard can accommodate more than 25,000 persons . There are three domes on the terrace which are surrounded by the two minarets . On the floor , a total of 899 black borders are marked for worshippers . The architectural plan of Badshahi Masjid , built by Shah Jahan 's son Aurangzeb at Lahore , Pakistan , is similar to the Jama Masjid , Delhi . </P>
<P> It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 at a cost of 1 million rupees , and was inaugurated by an imam from Bukhara , present - day Uzbekistan . The mosque was completed in 1656 AD with three great gates , four towers and two 40 m high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble . The courtyard can accommodate more than 25,000 persons . There are three domes on the terrace which are surrounded by the two minarets . On the floor , a total of 899 black borders are marked for worshippers . The architectural plan of Badshahi Masjid , built by Shah Jahan 's son Aurangzeb at Lahore , Pakistan , is similar to the Jama Masjid , Delhi . </P>
who built the famous jama masjid in delhi
who built the famous jama masjid in delhi
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan