1959-62 Survey

This mosque has a courtyard measuring about 15 m from east to west and 21 m from north to south, with a prayer hall five bays long and three bays deep on the western side and domed arcades one bay deep on the other three sides. Each bay of the prayer hall and the arcades (with the exception of the western side of the east gateway) is topped by a small dome. A distinctive feature of the mosque is the existence of flat-roofed rooms on either side, and to the rear, of the prayer hall. Their use is unclear. The structure is built on a plinth of arcaded cells. A conical bastion stands at each corner. A domed gateway, flanked by tapering turrets, projects to the east from the centre of the eastern arcade, and it is approached by a tall flight of stairs. A dedicatory inscription over the east gateway records that it was built in 789 A.H. (1387) and it contains the name of Fīrūz Shāh Tughluq. The mosque remains in use today, though it has been repaired and altered over the course of the years. Period II.

IOC: II-2, ASI: I-138.

カーラーン=マスジッド(Kālān Masjid)あるいはカーリー=マスジッド(Kālī Masjid)とよばれており,オールドデリーのトルコマーン門(Turkman Gate)の西北約350メートルにある。附図.H-6
東西約15メートル,南北約21メートルの内庭を囲んで,西側に間口5間・奥行3間の礼拝室があり,東・南・北の三方には,奥行1間の廻廊をめぐらしている。礼拝室および廻廊の間は,東門の西側のそれをのぞいて,すべて小さなドームをのせている。礼拝室の左右および裏側に,平坦な屋根の部屋をもっているのがこのモスクの特徴であるが,その用途はあきらかではない。この建物の全体は,周囲に多くの小部屋をそなえた高い基1のうえに立っており,その四隅には,ドームをいただくバスティオン風の塔が設けられている。東廻廊の中央部には,その左右にミーナールを模した小塔をもつ正門が東に張り出しており,高い階段をのぼってそれに達することができる。
正門の東入口上方に,789A.H.(1387A.D.)の年次と,トゥグルク朝のフィーローズ・シャー(Fīrozshāh)の名を記した歴史碑文があり,この建物の建立の時代を示している。このモスクは,今日なお,礼拝の場として使用されており,後代の補修と改変が認められる。第Ⅱ期。
東研.Ⅱ-2;ASI.Ⅰ-138

(1st line of Japanese text from 1959-62 Survey translated)

It is called Kālān Masjid or Kāli Masjid, and is located about 350 meters northwest of the Turkman Gate in Old Delhi.

2015-18 Survey

This is in use as a mosque and has been painted in vibrant green hues. In 2015, workers were laying a white marble floor with arch-shaped inlays inside the prayer hall.

[現状]モスクとして使われ、緑を主体とした派手な彩色が施される。2015年には礼拝室内にアーチ型象嵌の入った白大理石床を敷き直す工事中であった。

[平面]M6、M7と同様グリッドを基盤とするが、中庭を分割する回廊はなく、礼拝室周囲を細長い部屋で囲む点は他に例がない。全体は東西9間南北7間で、西側に間口5間奥行3間の礼拝室、その周囲は厚い壁、背後を小室とする。中庭周囲は回廊が取り巻く。基壇には前後2室構成の小室が並ぶ。

[外観] 中庭ファサードに2本柱を用い、折曲部に4本柱を用い、1間毎に2つ持送を配し、軒を張り出し、半球形のドームを並べる。東面に壁式ドーム建築の門を突出し、高い階段が続く。M4と同様の高い基壇で、建物4隅と東門の東ファサードに円形ボルジュを突出させる点は、M7と似ている。東門は、東面中央を突出し、その両側に小アーチ枠を垂直方向に並べた間にアーチを挿入し、楣式入口を開口する。壁面上に巨大な蓮弁頂部飾をもち、両端の塔型と中央突出部にタレットをもつ。装飾等については、後世の改変も大きいと思われる。

[内観] 礼拝室と回廊部のドームの移行部のアーチ・ネットの装飾は、ムガル朝の改修で、ヴォールトを白塗りし、アーチ稜線を緑色で際立たせる。門は、スクインチ・アーチで8角形とし、ドラムを16の矩形とし、ドームをのせる。スクインチ・アーチ内は一曲面で処理する。

(Paragraphs 2nd to 4th from the 2015-18 Survey are translated using Google Translate)

[Plan] Like M6 and M7, it is based on a grid, but there is no corridor dividing the courtyard, and the prayer room is surrounded by long, narrow rooms, which is unique. The entire building is 9 bays east to west and 7 bays north to south, with a prayer room on the west side that is 5 bays wide and 3 bays deep, surrounded by thick walls and a small room at the back. The courtyard is surrounded by corridors. Small rooms, each with two rooms at the front and back, are lined up on the platform.

[Exterior] Two columns are used for the courtyard facade, four columns are used at the bend, two corbels are placed every bay, the eaves are extended, and hemispherical domes are lined up. A wall-type dome-style gate protrudes on the east side, and a high staircase continues. It is similar to M7 in that it has a high base like M4, and protrudes circular borj at the four corners of the building and the east façade of the east gate. The east gate protrudes from the center of the east side, and small arch frames are arranged vertically on both sides, with an arch inserted between them, creating a lintel-style entrance. The wall has a huge lotus-petal top ornament, and towers at both ends and the central protrusion have turrets. The decorations are thought to have been largely modified later.

[Interior] The decorations of the arch net at the transition between the prayer hall and the gallery dome were renovated by the Mughal dynasty, and the vault was painted white, with the arch ridge highlighted in green. The gate is an octagonal squinch arch, with a drum made of 16 rectangles, and a dome placed on top. The inside of the squinch arch is treated with a single curved surface.

Map Reference: Grid ref. H-6, Ill. 21.

IOC Reference: M08, II-2

ASI Reference: I-138

Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/H8CU-D8KP

Mission Credit Line : Mission for Indian History and Archaeology, University of Tokyo, in 1959-60 , 1961-62: the Resurvey of the Delhi Monuments, Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo in 2015-18.