Jama Masjid, Lucknow

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Religious Place

Entry Fee & Ticket

Jama Masjid open from 05:00 am to 09:00 pm all days in week, No entry fee. | No Entry Fee

Opening Time & Days

Jama Masjid opening and closing timing is 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Open Days

The Lucknow Jama Masjid is open every day for visitors

Best Time to Visit

January, February, March, April

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480 m away

City Railway Station Metro Station

2.0 km away

Musabagh Metro Station

3.5 km away

Balaganj Metro Station

3.7 km away

Sarfarazganj Metro Station

3.7 km away

Lucknow University Metro Station

3.7 km away

How to Reach Jama Masjid

Here's the closest transport hub for each option, with the distance from Jama Masjid.

By air · Nearest Airport

Fly into New International Airport Terminal (CCS Airport)

11.3 km away
By rail · Nearest Railway Station

Take a train to Lucknow Junction Railway Station

4.9 km away
By road · Nearest Bus Terminal

Catch a bus from Alambagh Bus Stand ISBT

5.6 km away

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 faÃ§ade 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 faÃ§ade 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.

Jama Masjid FAQs:

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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. | No Entry Fee Jama Masjid opening and closing timing is 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM.

𝒜. You should visit Jama Masjid during January, February, March, April months for best experience.