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Book Synopsis Agra: The Architectural Heritage by : Lucy Peck
Download or read book Agra: The Architectural Heritage written by Lucy Peck and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people know just how much more there is to Agra than the Taj Mahal. A recent listing by INTACH has identified many beautiful ruined Mughal gardens, tombs and mosques, colonial buildings, and havelis along the winding lanes of the old city. For those who want to range wider than the normal tourist route, Lucy Peck's new book takes the visitor through historic Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, revealing the lesser-known buildings to be found in both places. It is illustrated with photos, line drawings and numerous maps, many of which feature walks through the historic areas.
Book Synopsis A Handbook to Agra by : Ernest Binfield Havell
Download or read book A Handbook to Agra written by Ernest Binfield Havell and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1912 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Akbar's Tomb, Sikandarah, Near Agra by : W. H. Nicholls
Download or read book Akbar's Tomb, Sikandarah, Near Agra written by W. H. Nicholls and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tomb of Akbar, The Great, at Sikandara AGRA (1605-1612 A.D) by : Professor R Nath
Download or read book Tomb of Akbar, The Great, at Sikandara AGRA (1605-1612 A.D) written by Professor R Nath and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is comprehensive study (with illustrations: Persian Inscriptions, figures and plates) of the Tomb of Akbar, the Great (1556-1605 A.D.), who created the Imperial Mughal Empire in India, extending from Kabul to Assam and Kashmir to Ahmednagar, situated at Sikandara Agra. Its a vast chār-bāgh (four-quartered) plan, the four quarters separated by extremely wide causeways, and monumental gates in the middle of the four sides, that on the southern side being the Main Gateway. The Tomb, with a unique design, is cited in the centre of this plan. Though finished entirely in red sandstone, white marble as an alternative building material has been marvelously introduced here and the whole uppermost (fifth) storey of the main Tomb and the four minarets of the Main Gateway have been built of white marble. Almost all motifs and designs such as animate, geometrical, arabesques, stalactites and naturalistic and stylized florals have been used here in stone-carving, jali-art and colour schemes (mural painting, stucco, glazed-tiling, mosaic and inlay) which were then known in the Orient. Yet the effect of the Tomb, as a whole is architectonic and it represents the majestic and dignified personality of Akbar. Akbar began its construction himself (in 1605) and it was finished by his son Jehangir (in 1612). It is noteworthy that the Tomb of Humayun, Akbar's father, situated at Delhi, was built a little earlier, during Akbar's reign (c. 1560-1570 A.D.). While it is recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site, the tomb of Akbar the Great, at Agra, has not so far been marked as such, though it is much more spacious, architecturally much more ingeniously laid-out and planned, and much more gorgeously finished than Humayun's Tomb, and, in fact, it much more deserves this global recognition. Perhaps, the decision-makers have not yet seen it. Contents-2List of Persian Inscriptions-4-6List of Illustrations (Satellite Images, Figures and Plates)Bibliographical Abbreviations -7Preface-8Chapters (1). Akbar, the Great -9-13(2).History of the Tomb -14-18(3).Garden and Water-Devices -19-23(4).East and West Ornamental Gates -24-27(5).The South (Main) Gateway -28-30(6).The Minarets -31-32(7).Persian Inscriptions of the South Gateway-33-42(8).The Main Tomb -43-59(9).The Epilogue -60-61References -62-63PLATES-64-115
Author :Catherine Blanshard Asher Publisher :Cambridge University Press ISBN 13 :9780521267281 Total Pages :416 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (672 download)
Book Synopsis Architecture of Mughal India by : Catherine Blanshard Asher
Download or read book Architecture of Mughal India written by Catherine Blanshard Asher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-09-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development and spread of architecture under the Mughal emperors who ruled the Indian subcontinent from the early-16th to the mid-19th centuries. The book considers the entire scope of architecture built under the auspices of the imperial Mughals and their subjects.
Book Synopsis Mughal India by : Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson
Download or read book Mughal India written by Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of Gardens by : Christopher Thacker
Download or read book The History of Gardens written by Christopher Thacker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985-10-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spirit of a race or an age can be reflected even in the choice and use of plants: with the coming ofZen Buddhism, the Japanese practically ceased to grow flowers in their gardens, an attitude which Le Notre, garden designer ofVersailles, who once said 'flowers are for nursemaids' would doubtless have appreciated. In this fascinating and highly informative book, Christopher Thacker tells the history of gardens from their origins in the 'natural' paradises of Greek myth to the present day. Studying individual gardens or garden topics which are rep~ntative of an age or region, he builds up a comprehensive survey of the gardens and garden theories of an era. Whether Dr Thacker is discussing garden philosophers and designers (Alberti, Mollet, de Vries, Capability Brown, Genrude Jekyll, Russell Page, and many others), or bringing to life the lost gardens of the past, like the Yuan Ming Yuan in Peling, or William Shenstone's the Leasowes, or surveying the weird and mysterious statuary of Bomarzo, his text is always absorbing and authoritative. Profusely illustrated, this book should become a classic on its subject.
Book Synopsis The History of Akbar by : Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak
Download or read book The History of Akbar written by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Akbar, by Abu'l-Fazl, is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. It is at once a biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India.
Book Synopsis Akbar's Tomb, Sikandarah, Near Agra by : Edmund W. Smith
Download or read book Akbar's Tomb, Sikandarah, Near Agra written by Edmund W. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Akbar's Tomb, Sikandarah, Near Agra by : India. Archaeological Survey. Director General
Download or read book Akbar's Tomb, Sikandarah, Near Agra written by India. Archaeological Survey. Director General and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Empire of the Great Mughals by : Annemarie Schimmel
Download or read book The Empire of the Great Mughals written by Annemarie Schimmel and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annemarie Schimmel has written extensively on India, Islam and poetry. In this comprehensive study she presents an overview of the cultural, economic, militaristic and artistic attributes of the great Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1857.
Book Synopsis The Wonders Of The World (the) (in 4 Volumes) by : Sir Harry Johnston
Download or read book The Wonders Of The World (the) (in 4 Volumes) written by Sir Harry Johnston and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Handbook to Agra and the Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri, and the Neighbourhood by : E.B. Havell
Download or read book A Handbook to Agra and the Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri, and the Neighbourhood written by E.B. Havell and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 2003 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sub :Taj Mahal (Agra, India) Agra - Description - Guidebooks
Book Synopsis Oriental Scenery by : Thomas Daniell
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Book Synopsis The Oriental Annual, Or, Scenes in India by : Hobart Caunter
Download or read book The Oriental Annual, Or, Scenes in India written by Hobart Caunter and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Mughal Architecture: The transitional phase of colour and design, Jehāngīr, 1605-1627 A.D by : R. Nath
Download or read book History of Mughal Architecture: The transitional phase of colour and design, Jehāngīr, 1605-1627 A.D written by R. Nath and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1982 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume Of The Author S 5-Vol Series History Of Mughal Architecture Studies Such Aspects Of The Architecture Of Jehangir S Age (1605-27 A.D.) As Public Works (Roads-And-Sarais), Gardens And Garden-Pavilions, Palatial Mansions And Shikargahs, Picture Wall Of Lahore Fort And Tombs, Each In A Separate Chapter. It Covers 43 Monuments, Extending From Kabul To Allahabad, And Kashmir To Burhanpur, And The Scope Of This Volume Is Much Wider Than The Earlier Ones.That Public Works As Roads, Kos-Minars, Bridges, Sarais, Wells, Baolis And Porters Walls Were Built And Maintained At Government Expense Testifies That The; Mughal State Was Fully Alive To The Welfare Of Its Subjects. Four Masonry Bridges Have Been Specifically Studied. Jehangir Was Greatly Interested In Gardens, And Garden-Craft Received A Distinct Form Under His Patronage. Palaces Were Built Amidst Gardens, Mostly On The Riverbank, With Characteristic Idioms Of The Age. A Unique Building Complex, Which Developed Under Him, Was Shikargah (Hunting Lodge) And Four Representative Examples Have Been Studied. The Glazed-Tiled Picture Wall Of The Lahore Fort Is Unique In Respect Of Its Scale, Scheme And Subjects. Originally, It Covered An Immense Mural Area 500 Yards In Length And 16 Yards In Height, By An Ingenious System Of Panelling Which, Besides Stylized Florals, Arabesques And Geometricals, Depicted Beautiful Figurative Compositions. Architect, Potter, Painter And Glazed-Tiler Collaborated On This Grand Project Which Has No Parallel In The World.Domeless Tomb With A Barahdari With Chaukhandi Roof Or A Plain Chabutarah Was Also A Unique Growth Of This Age And The Most Notable Tombs Of This Class, As Those Of Akbar, I Timad-Ud-Daulah And Jehangir, Have Been Studied In Detail. Development Of Such Distinctive Architectural Features As Dado , Gateway And Minar Also Belongs To This Period, During Which Unprecedented Emphasis Was Given On Ornamentation, Which Is Why This Art-Epoch Is Noted For Colour And Design . This Study Has Been Made In The Context Of, And With Reference To, The Cultural Milieu Which Produced It And This Is Not Only A History Of Jehangir S Architecture But Also A History Of Jehangir S Age And History Of Jehangir S India. It Is A History Of Those Tender Feelings, Sublime Thoughts And Subtle Ideas Which Go To Make A Civilization, Not Of Those Political Intrigues And Feuds, And Military Conflicts Which Destroy It.
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