<P> The great gate itself is plain . The three horizontal panels of buff stone noticeable in Badshahi Darwaza are also present here . The plain red sandstone spandrels are framed in white marble with a flower like ornament inlaid in white marble at the apex of the arch, and a flattish rosette, centered with the narrow panel above it, on either side . The cusped ornament, large and bold in fact, but small and delicate when seen from below, is carried down below the springing of the arch . Two pieces have been broken off from the left hand side and eight from the right. The arch has three actual openings bordered by decorative panels and superimposed by three other arched openings crowned by a semi-dome . The total height of the Gate above the pavement is 176 ft . </P> <P> A Persian inscription on eastern archway of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar's conquest over Uttar Pradesh and the victory in Gujarat in 1601 . An inscription on the central face of the Buland Darwaza describes Akbar's religious openness . </P> <P> On the main gateway an Islamic inscription written in Persian reads "Isa (Jesus), son of Mary said:' The world is a Bridge, pass over it, but build no houses upon it . He who hopes for a day, may hope for eternity; but the World endures but an hour . Spend it in prayer for the rest is unseen ."' Jesus was advising his followers not to consider the world as a permanent home . Verses from the Quran have been carved in the Naskh (script) along the top. These were drawn by Khwaja Hussain Chishti, a disciple of Sheikh Salim Chishti . </P> <P> Buland Darwaza was not a part of the original design of the Jama Masjid, it was erected by Akbar to celebrate his conquest of Gujarat in 1573 . </P>

Which emperor is credited with building the taj mahal and jama masjid