Humayun Mosque — Attraction in Agra

Agra, a city rooted in history and even mentioned in the Mahabharata, flourished under many rulers. Badal Singh first built a fort here, Sikandar Lodhi made it his capital, and under the Mughals it reached its peak. Among them was Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, remembered as a brave, religious, and scholarly ruler. Soon after his coronation in 1530 AD, he commissioned the Humayun Mosque.

Located in Kachhpura village, northwest of Mehtab Bagh, the mosque sits in a modest neighborhood yet remains accessible. Built in a rectangular plan with a large courtyard, it features a prayer hall entered through five arches. The western wall contains five mihrabs, the central one richly inscribed in Persian. Above it, three arched windows light the interior. The roof once held three domes, though one has collapsed.

Financed by Shaikh Zain Hawafi, a poet and Babur’s companion, the mosque reflects Lodi-era Islamic design and resembles Delhi’s Begumpuri Mosque. Visitors can enter freely during the day, but must remove footwear. Today, it stands protected by the Archaeological Survey of India and attracts history...

The Humayun Masjid situated in the village of Kachhpura, the north-west of Mehtab Bagh, was constructed by Humayun in A.D. 1530. The mosque is crowned by three low flat domes. The central compartment comprising the prayer chamber is entered by a higher archway than the side wings. The arches are four – centered. There are two inscriptions one on the Quibla over the main Mihrab which states the construction of the Mosque by Humayun in A.H. 937 and the second in Nastaliq characters on the left wall of the prayer chamber. Must visit to know the contribution to Indian civilisation by various previous rulers of India in this case the famous Mughals, who originally belonged to Mongolia and came to India via earthwhile Russia and...

Humayun Mosque

Humayun Mosque is situated in the village of Kachhpura in Agra on the left bank of River Yamuna.

Though this mosque has not been mentioned in texts related to Mughal period, it is the only monument in Agra that can undoubtedly be attributed to the reign of Humayun. According to the inscriptions on this monument, the mosque was constructed in 1530, when Humayun ascended the throne.

The facade of the mosque bears five arches, the central of which is a high iwan. A dome tops the central nave and is supported on kite-shaped pendentives and net squinches. There are double-aisled wings on either side of the central nave. The building is made of brick and lime, and covered with...