| Bourne & Shepherd Jamma Masjid, Delhi [Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876] 1875-1876 Albumen print 10.2 x 9.4 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2114132 LL/93482 Photograph of Jamma Masjid, Delhi. The mosque has a central gateway with a deep recess and a covered walkway with arches to either side. There are three large onion-shaped domes and a minaret is visible to the left. There is a large courtyard in the foreground where two people are standing together.
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76. This mosque is the largest in India.
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