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Delhi: Red Fort, Pearl Mosque, Façade

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia--Delhi
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-06T23:14:32Z
dc.date.available2019-11-06T23:14:32Z
dc.date.createdcirca 1970s
dc.identifierANUA 682-2226
dc.identifier.otherII-314
dc.identifier.other11
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/182853
dc.descriptionIn general, it is possible to see the degree of Persian influence in the architectural elements of the Indo-Islamic mosques produced in the Mogul period more than in any other type of building executed during that time. This is particularly noticeable in the surroundings chosen for the mosques which, we remember, were not among the major areas of importance attached to architecture in the original Moslem state. Indian feelings on the matter demanded that a sacred building be well integrated into the natural landscape
dc.descriptiontherefore, the Pearl Mosque was set with a surrounding garden and a protective wall to make it as private a sanctuary as possible. It was strictly a Hindu innovation, however, that emphasized private worship at all. Important features of the facade include the slender needle-like minarets, which are adaptations of the spires topping the cupolas elsewhere on the mosque
dc.descriptionthe onion-bulb domes - beautifully engineered
dc.descriptionand the decorative carving above the portal which resembles tile work.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide set
dc.format.mediumMounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.subjectMughal Architecture-- Mughal period Delhi
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectarchitectural ornament
dc.titleDelhi: Red Fort, Pearl Mosque, Façade
dc.typeImage
dc.date.updated2019-11-06T23:14:32Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
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