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Architecture of Few Buildings Constructed during the Sultanate Period

Buildings Constructed during the Sultanate Period! Ala-ud-Din's buildings were built from perfectly Islamic view point and are regarded as few best examples of Islamic art in India. He built a new town at Delhi known as Siri, a few kilometers from the Qutab Complex. The Dargah of Hazrat-Nizam-ud-Din Aulia was also built. The 'Allai Darwaza' a gate-way constructed near Qutab [...]

By |2015-08-08T10:01:04+05:30November 29, 2014|History of India|Comments Off on Architecture of Few Buildings Constructed during the Sultanate Period

Characteristics of the Architecture During the Sultanate Period

1. A mixture of Indian (Hindu) and Iranian (Muslim) Style: The Sultans of Delhi wanted to construct their buildings on the pattern of Iran and Central Asia. However, their buildings could not be exact copies of these buildings. They had to employ Indian craftsmen who had their own ideas about the form and method of construction. Thus though the buildings [...]

By |2015-08-08T10:01:11+05:30November 29, 2014|History of India|Comments Off on Characteristics of the Architecture During the Sultanate Period

Cave and Rock-Cut Architecture Found in India

Cave and Rock-Cut Architecture Found in India! Before the Gupta period the chief architectural remains, other than stupas and their surrounding gateways and railings, are artificial caves, excavated for religious purposes. Early cave specimens were excavated on wooden models—standardised religious meeting places consisting of thatched huts. The early caves—two at Barabar (near Gaya) and Nagarjuni Hills are quite unadorned. The [...]

By |2015-08-08T16:08:18+05:30January 24, 2014|History|Comments Off on Cave and Rock-Cut Architecture Found in India
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