The shaded area around the mosque shows where urban squatters were forcibly removed by the Government, in a controversial action, in order to "beautify" this great building. The lower level of the Masjid is surrounded by shops.
Delhi Development Authority. Delhi: A System of Landscaped Areas. In Mimar 1: Architecture in Development, edited by Hasan-Uddin Khan. Singapore: Concept Media Ltd., 1981.
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