Jama Masjid, Lucknow
| Location | Jama Masjid, Lucknow, Lucknow (Map) |
| Entry Fee & Timings | Jama Masjid open from 05:00 am to 09:00 pm all days in week, No entry fee. |
| Place Type | Mosques, Religious Place |
| Place visit with | Family, Kids, Friends, Married Couples, Solo, Parants, Siblings, Youngsters |
| Best time to visit | January, February, March, April |
| Nearest Metro | City Railway Station Metro Station (2 KM) Thakurganj Metro Station (0 KM) |
About Jama Masjid
The famous Jama Masjid, built in 1839 by Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah Bahadur, is one of the oldest historical sites in Lucknow. Apart from being a popular tourist destination, it also serves as an important religious center in Lucknow for the Muslim community.
Despite being built on a low budget, Jama Masjid has an unmatched charm. Inside the mosque, there is a prayer hall which is rectangular in shape and has a graceful façade of eleven arches located on the west.
Architecture of Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid is considered to be the best mosque built during the Mughal Empire. Built using red sandstone and white marble in the Indo-Islamic style of architecture, it is approximately 261 feet long and 90 feet wide.
The structure is adorned with three huge arched gates, three marble domes, four minarets and two huge minarets.
Interesting facts about Jama Masjid
- The mosque is one of the last area marvels designed by Shah Jahan.
- The construction of this mosque was started by Mohammad Ali Shah, the third emperor of Awadh, with the intention of surpassing the Jama Masjid in Delhi in size, but after his death his wife Rani Malika Jahan Sahiba completed the mosque.
- Year 1845. Built of "Lakhori" bricks and plated with lime, it is decorated with colorful plaster motifs.
- Standing on a high square plinth, it has a rectangular prayer hall, to the west of which is a magnificent façade of eleven arches.
- The central one is elevated and is provided with an unusually high doorway that rises above the ceiling in a sharp pointed arch decorated in colored plaster.
- The prayer hall is surrounded by three pear-shaped high double domes decorated with an inverted lotus at the top and two octagonal four-storey slender minarets on either side, crowned by "chhatris" at the top.
How to reach Jama Masjid
By Bus:- Mishra Bus Service and Jaiswal Bus Service are the nearest bus stations to this place, from here you will get all the buses.
By Auto:- Auto and rickshaw services are available near the mosque which can make it easy for you to reach.
By Rail:- The distance between Lucknow Junction and Jama Masjid is 6 km. From here you can take rickshaw.
Nearby famous places
- Fun Republic Mall
- Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Park
- Marine Drive Lucknow
- Janeshwar Mishra Park
- Sikandar Bagh
- Ramakrishna Math Lucknow
- Shah Najaf Imambara
Jama Masjid FAQs: 𝒜. It is located at Jama Masjid, Lucknow, Lucknow.
𝒜. Entry fee and timings information of the Jama Masjid: Jama Masjid open from 05:00 am to 09:00 pm all days in week, No entry fee..
𝒜. You should visit Jama Masjid during January, February, March, April months for best experience.
𝒜. It is located at Jama Masjid, Lucknow, Lucknow.
𝒜. Entry fee and timings information of the Jama Masjid: Jama Masjid open from 05:00 am to 09:00 pm all days in week, No entry fee..
𝒜. You should visit Jama Masjid during January, February, March, April months for best experience.