Jama Masjid, Delhi

How to reach there
Road: There are buses from Agra's Idgah bus terminal at regular interval.

Accomodation:

• Gulistan Tourist Complex.

• Maurya Rest House.

• Shree Tourist Guest House.

• Taj Mahal Hotel.

• Ashok Hotel.

• Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza

• Hyatt Regency.

• Ambassador Hotel.

       The main entrance is through the 54-meter-high Buland Darwaza, the Gate of Victory, constructed to commemorate Akbar's victory in Gujarat. This impressive gateway is reached by an equally impressive flight of steps. A Koranic inscription inside the archway includes the useful thought: 'The world is a bridge, pass over it but build no house upon it. He who hopes for an hour may hope for eternity'. Just outside the gateway is a deep well and, when there is a sufficient number of tourists assembled, local daredevils leap from the top of the entrance into the water.

      The courtyard of the mosque has a capacity of 25,000 people. For Rs 5 it’s possible to climb the southern minaret, and the views in all directions are superb – Old Delhi, the Red Fort, and New Delhi to the south. You can also see one of the features that the architect Lutyens incorporated into his design of New Delhi – the Jama Masjid, Connaught Place and Sansad Bhavan are in direct line. There’s also a fine view of the Red Fort from the east side of the mosque.