Indo-Islamic architecture

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