This is India's largest mosque, Jama Masjid. It was built by Shah Jahan at the other end of Old Delhi from the Red Fort. Shah Jahan was obsessed with symmetry, which is why this mosque has two identical minarets; most mosques only have one. This is the same reason that the Taj Mahal is flanked by two mosques, one of which can't be used because it doesn't face towards Mecca.
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