Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-24 Coping from the Suraj Pol at Udaipur Udaypur or Mewar is generally admitted to be the first and oldest of the Rajput States. The present capital of this name was founded by Udayasingh after the sack of Chitor by the Emperor Akbar, A.D. 1568. The Suraj Pol, or Sun Gate, is […]
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 monument(s) District 1. Akbar’s Fort or Magazine or Daulata Khana Ajmer 2. Main Entrance of […]
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 style, these details are probably of about the 12th century. See Plates 42 to 45 […]
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, of which the Nand-Bhawan is one, which are justly celebrated for their elegance of design. […]
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 enriched by magnificent architectural works in the time of Akbar and Jahangir, but was abandoned […]
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 one side and Anguri Bagh on the other. Built for the two favorite daughters of […]
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 3. Coping from the Nagina Masjid in the Agra Fort. See remarks on Plate 17. […]
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 of the Emperor Shah Jehan, about A.D 1640. See Plate 15, fig. 2. Coping From […]
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 Fort at Agra. The Nagina Masjid is a beautiful little mosque built of white marble […]
Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-16
Part-1 Coping and Plinths Plate -1 | Plate 2 | Plate 3 | Plate 4 | Plate 5 | Plate 6 | Plate 7 | Plate 8 | Plate 9 | Plate 10 | Plate 11 | Plate 12 | Plate 13 | Plate 14 | Plate 15 Plate 16 : Coping From the Throne […]