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Within two days of issuing a notice seeking public response on the removal of Sunehri Masjid, the New Delhi Municipal Council has received hundreds of emails and messages on X urging it not to go ahead with the demolition of the 150-year-old mosque.
The notice, issued by the NDMC’s Department of Architecture and Environment on December 24, seeks objections and suggestions from the public till January 1 on the removal of the heritage building located near the roundabout at the Central Secretariat.
Sunehri Masjid
The Sunehri Masjid is a mosque located in the Chandni Chowk district of Old Delhi.
It was built in 1721-1722 by Roshan-ud-Daula, a Mughal amir who was beginning to rise to power in the court of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah.
The mosque was dedicated to Roshan-ud-Daula's spiritual mentor, Shah Bhik.
The mosque is a beautiful example of Mughal architecture.
It is made of red sandstone and white marble, and it features two minarets and a large dome.
It is also a place of worship for Muslims from all over the city.
The mosque was originally called the Shah Bhik Masjid, but it was later renamed the Sunehri Masjid because of its golden domes.
The mosque was damaged in the 1739 invasion of Delhi by Nadir Shah, the Persian ruler.
Nadir Shah used the mosque as a vantage point to watch the massacre of the city's inhabitants.
The mosque was restored in the 19th century by the British.
The mosque was declared a protected monument by the Indian government in 1914.
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