Fatehpuri Masjid

Fatehpuri Masjid stands at the western end of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, facing down the street towards the Red Fort. Fatehpuri Begum, one of Shah Jahan's wives, had it built in 1650, and it is the second largest mosque in the city after the Jama Masjid. After 1857 the British auctioned it to Lala Chunnamal for 19,000 rupees; the government reacquired it in 1877 and returned it to the Muslim community. Khari Baoli, now a huge spice market, developed in the years after it was built.

The mosque is built of red sandstone and topped by a fluted dome with lotus and kalash finials, with a minaret on either side. The prayer hall opens through seven arches, with the central iwan set between three arches on either side, and rows of single and double-storey rooms line the courtyard. The imamate is hereditary, passed from father to son.