Kalan Masjid

Kalan Mosque
The mosque in 1906, from The Seven Cities of Delhi
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Old Delhi, Central Delhi, Delhi NCT
Country	India
Location of the mosque in Central Delhi
Geographic coordinates	28°38′42″N 77°13′51″E / 28.64500°N 77.23083°E / 28.64500; 77.23083
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Completed	1387
Specifications
Length	43 m (140 ft)
Width	37 m (120 ft)
Height (max)	20 m (66 ft)
Dome(s)	Eight (maybe more)
Minaret(s)	Two (truncated)
Materials	Sandstone

The Kalan Masjid, or Kalan Mosque, is a 14th-century mosque in Old Delhi, India.^[1][2] It is one of the seven mosques built by Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani.^[3]

The mosque is titled Kalan Masjid, meaning chief mosque. It is also known as Kali Masjid, or black mosque, although this may also be a corruption of the word Kalan.^[1]

The mosque was built in 1387 by Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul Tilangani during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.^[1][4]

The mosque is built out of sandstone. It is an oblong structure, measuring 43 metres (140 ft) long and 37 metres (120 ft) wide. It has two stories, with a maximum height of 20 metres (66 ft).^[1]

A flight of steps leads to the doorway on the first story through which the mosque is to be entered. The doorway is surmounted by a low dome, which is flanked by two conical columns. Over the doorway is a marble slab on which there is an inscription in the Naskh script. The inscription describes the date of completion of the mosque, and that it was constructed by Khan Jahan during the reign of Firuz Shah.^[1]

The mosque has a square plan, and is divided into four quadrants.^[2]

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  The mosque in a painting by Seeta Ram

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India

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