Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following sultanate structure built by the prime minister of Sikander Lodhi?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 4 : Moth ki Masjid
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
Key PointsStructure of Moth ki Masjid:
- Moth Ki Masjid is a heritage building located in Delhi and was built in 1505 by Wazir Miya Bhoiya, Prime Minister during the reign of Sikander Lodi of the Lodi dynasty.
- It was a new type of mosque developed by the Lodis in the fourth city of the medieval Delhi of the Delhi Sultanate.
- Raised on a high plinth, the mosque has a square layout.
- It is approached from the eastern side street of village Moti Masjid, through an exquisitely designed gate made of red, blue, black, and white-colored sandstones arranged in a neat design.
- This mosque was considered a beautiful Dome (Gumbad) structure of the period.
- The corners of the rectangular prayer hall are adorned with double-storied towers.
- The towers have arched openings at the rear end of the roof with domed octagonal chhatris (the Cenotophs) on the related walls.
- It is surrounded by various other smaller dargahs and monuments that may be found peppered within the nooks of this urban village.
Hence, the correct answer is Moth ki Masjid.