Cultural heritage

AIS Protected Monuments in Rajasthan

The Archaeological Survey of India (AIS) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in India. Archaeological Survey of India Protected Monuments in Rajasthan Sl. No. Name of […]

October 25, 2023

Cultural heritage · Rajasthani Architecture

Coping from harshnath temple, Harsh, Sikar

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-23 Harshnath is a ruined temple near Sikar, about 60 miles north-west of Jaipur, Rajasthan. There seems to be no reliable record as to when, or by whom, the original building was erected, but judging from the […]

October 23, 2023

Cultural heritage · Rajasthani Architecture

Plinth and Coping from Nand Bhawan, Deeg Palace at Deeg, Bharatpur

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-22 Deeg (or Dig) is a town and fortress in the Bhartpur (Bharatpur) State of Rajputana, about 24 miles west of Mathura. Suraj Mall, the Raja of Bhartpur, who ruled A.D. 1757-1763, built the Garden Palaces here, […]

October 23, 2023

Cultural heritage · Indo-Islamic architecture

Coping from Fatehpur Sikri near Agra.

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 (Coping and Plinths ) Plate-21 Fatehpur Sikri is situated about 37 km West of Agra. It was founded by the Emperor Akbar AD. 1570- 1586, and intended to be the permanent seat of the Moghal Court, and was […]

October 22, 2023

Cultural heritage · Indo-Islamic architecture

Plinth from the Khas Mahal in Agra Fort

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 (Coping and Plinths) Plate-20 This beautiful plinth is also from the Khas Mahal, or Private Palace, in the Fort at Agra. See remarks on Plate 19 , fig. 3. Khas Mahal or ‘Aramgah-i-Muqaddar’ has river on the […]

October 22, 2023

Cultural heritage · Indo-Islamic architecture

Coping From the Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (Chauburja), Nagina Masjid and Khas Mahal, Anguri Bagh Agra.

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 (Coping and Plinths) Plate-19 Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (Chauburja), Agra This building is of white marble, beautifully inlaid with mosaic work, and was completed A.D. 1628. See remarks on Plate 14 fig. 3, and 35. figs. 1 and […]

October 20, 2023

Cultural heritage · Indo-Islamic architecture

Coping From the Macchi Bhawan, Red fort and Throne in the Diwan-i-Khas in Agra Fort

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 (Coping and Plinths) Plate-18 Macchi Bhawan ( मच्छी भवन ), in the Agra Fort. The Macchi Bhawan in the Fort at Agra is the court between the Diwan-i-Am and the Diwan-i-Khas, and was built in the time […]

October 20, 2023

Cultural heritage · Indo-Islamic architecture

Coping From the Diwan-i-Am, Nagina Masjid and Moti Masjid in the Fort at Agra

Jeypore portfolio Part-1 (Coping and Plinths) Plate-17 Coping from the Diwan-i-Am in the Fort at Agra. The Diwan-i-Am, or Hall of Public Audience, in the Fort of Agra was built about A.D. 1650. Coping from the Nagina Masjid in the […]

October 20, 2023

Cultural heritage · Indo-Islamic architecture