Fatehpuri Mosque Mosque

Address: Fatehpuri Mosque, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi 110006, India

The Fatehpuri Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque in Old Delhi, India, built during the reign of Shah Jahan. It stands on the west side of Chandni Chowk, adjacent to the Jama Masjid complex.

The mosque presents Mughal-era architecture with a prayer hall and courtyard, and it forms part of the dense historic streetscape of Chandni Chowk. Visitors commonly view the mosque from the surrounding market streets and may enter outside prayer times to see the prayer hall and courtyard.

The mosque was commissioned in the Mughal period by Fatehpuri Begum, a wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, and dates to the mid-1600s. It has remained a functioning mosque through successive political changes in Delhi.

The mosque sits in the heart of Old Delhi on Chandni Chowk, immediately west of the Jama Masjid, within the walled city area originally laid out as Shahjahanabad.

• Setting and date: Constructed in the mid-17th century by one of Shah Jahan’s consorts, it faces the busy Chandni Chowk market and sits at the western end of the Jama Masjid complex.

In Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk area; a short walk from the Red Fort and the Chandni Chowk market. Nearest metro: Chandni Chowk (Yellow Line) with a 10-15 minute walk depending on the route through the market lanes.

• Visit outside the main prayer times; the mosque is busiest during Friday prayers and during festivals.
• Combine a visit with a walk through the lanes of Chandni Chowk; the contrast between the mosque's calm and the market's frenzy is striking.