William Hodges made a sketch of the mosque when he visited Jaunpur, and included it in his book Selected Views in India, Drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta.[2][3]
Original wash drawing
Coloured etching
Architecture
The entire mosque covers a square of 78.5 metres (258 ft) on each side.[4] There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The height of the mosque is more than 100 ft, and the total perimeter is 248 ft. The central dome is almost 17 meters high above the ground, but cannot be seen from the front because of the tall tower (at 23 meters).[5]
^Brown, Percy (1968). "Provincial Style. The Mosques of Jaunpur (cir. A.D. 1360 to cir. 1480)". Indian Architecture (Islamic Period). Internet Archive. Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books. pp. 41–43.
Sources
Michell, George (ed). Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. London: Thames and Hudson, 272.
Nath, R. 1978. History of Sultanate Architecture. New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 98-100.
Williams, John A. and Caroline. 1980. Architecture of Muslim India. Set 4: The Sultanate of Jaunpur about 1360-1480. Santa Barbara, California: Visual Education, Inc.
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