Mauling Jama Masjid

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It's one of the largest mosques in Asia. The most important in India...one that actually set the architectural pattern for all mosques in North India. It's also the last architectural wonder of the Shahjahan. But very soon all of this will change. The 17th century Jama Masjid will be better known for the shopping mall that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is building almost at a handshaking distance of the monument. The MCD's plan is shocking. It plans to dig 60-feet deep, just 30 meters away from the footsteps of the mosque. It has approved a 1200 crore rupees plan for a revamp of the Jama Masjid precincts..... which can even threaten its survival in the long run.... The plan is to build: an underground 60 feet deep four storey basement, complete with a shopping mall comprising over 600 shops and three tier parking space to accommodate 60 buses,....