What is the name for the ornamental stone latticework screens for which the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in Ahmedabad is known?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Jali
- Step 1: The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known locally as Sidi Saiyyed ni Jali, is a Sunni mosque in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Answer: Jali. It was built in 980 AH (1572/1573 CE) by Sidi Sayyad, a Habshi nobleman, and is known for its intricately carved stone latticework windows. Why not the others: A jharokha is an overhanging balcony window, a chhatri a domed pavilion and pietra dura an inlay technique; none is the latticework the mosque is named for.
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