Moti Masjid (Mehrauli)

Moti Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationMehrauli, Delhi
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates28°31′09″N 77°10′49″E / 28.51918°N 77.18020°E / 28.51918; 77.18020
Architecture
StyleMughal
Completed1709
Specifications
Dome(s)3
MaterialsMarble

The Moti Masjid (lit.'Pearl Mosque')[1] is an 18th-century Mughal mosque located in Mehrauli, Delhi. Named for its white marble,[2] the mosque was constructed during the reign of Bahadur Shah I, in the vicinity of the dargah of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.

  1. ^ Dadlani, Chanchal B. (2018). From stone to paper : architecture as history in the late Mughal Empire. New Haven [CT]. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-300-23317-9. OCLC 1024165136.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Alfieri, Bianca Maria (2000). Islamic architecture of the Indian subcontinent. F. Borromeo. London, WC: Laurence King Pub. pp. 275–276. ISBN 81-85822-74-3. OCLC 44536138.