ID: 700008481 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008481	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Zinat-ul-Masajid (mosque (building); unknown architect; ca. 1700-1710)

Note: Referred to as the 'Most Beautiful of Mosques', Zinat-ul-Masajid is located on the eastern side of Daryaganj on the banks of the river Yamuna. It was built by one of the daughters of Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan (1618-1707).

Titles:

Zinat-ul-Masajid (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Zeenat-ul-Masjid (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

mosque (building) [300007544] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1700-1710

Creator Display:

unknown architect [preferred,VP]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Delhi [7001535] Delhi territory (union territory), India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: stone

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

Dimensions: 150 x 60 feet

Cultures:

Indian (preferred)

Islamic

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Mughal [300018939] (preferred,period)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, Islamic (culture or style), Islamic Indian)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (description,purpose)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Zinat-ul-Masajid	........ [VP]
	........ Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 88
	........ Fanshawe, Delhi Past and Present (1902) 68
Zeenat-ul-Masjid	........ [VP]
	........ e-Heritage Old Delhi [online] (2015) accessed 20 March 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 88-89

....................... e-Heritage Old Delhi [online] (2015) accessed 20 March 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... e-Heritage Old Delhi [online] (2015) accessed 20 March 2015