The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Islamic, Rajput, EuropeanWritten in guide book form but limited by the vastness and diversity of the country, this work is divided culturally rather than geographically over two volumes. The first covers Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments, the second on the legacy of Moslem and European domination. |
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Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Land and the People | 17 |
The Sultanate Style | 35 |
Copyright | |
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19th century Agra Akbar ancient arcaded arches architecture Aurangzeb Bagh bastions Bengal Bijapur Bombay British buildings built Calcutta capital carved Cemetery central centre Char Minar Church citadel corner court courtyard crowned Darwaza Deccan Delhi designed dome dynasty east Emperor enclosure entrance erected European façade Fatehpur Sikri flanked fortified garden Gate gateway Ghat Golconda Gothic Gujarat Haidar Ali Hall hill Hindu House huge India Indo-Saracenic Islamic Jami Masjid Khan Khana Khanqah km 1 mile lake later lies Madras Mahal Malwa Marathas marble masonry Minar minarets monuments Mosque Mughal Mughal Empire Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab Nearby north-west octagonal ornamental Palace pavilion pillars Portuguese Qutb Railway Station Raja Rajput river Road roof royal ruins sandstone Shah Jahan Shahi side Singh south-west square stands stone storey style Sultan tank Temple Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Tughluq verandah walls