Ahmedabad: Oriel and small windows from the Queen's mosque in Mirzapur. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of the oriel and small windows from the Queen's mosque in Mirzapur, near Ahmadabad. The Queen's mosque, also known as Rani Rupavati's Masjid, is located near the Delhi gate in Ahmadabad. ?It is said to take its name from two ladies of the royal household who were buried in the adjoin...
Ahmedabad: Bay of ceiling over central mehrab in Queen's mosque in Mirzapur. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Pen-and-ink drawing of a bay of ceiling over the central mihrab in the Queen's Mosque in Mirzapur, Ahmadabad by James Burgess (1832-1916) between 1884 and 1886. This image is from an album of 47 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details from monuments and sites ...
Elevation of Phuti mosque. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of the elevation of the Phuti or Futi masjid at Ahmadabad in Gujarat. It is located in the Daryapur mahalla, at the north end of the city, between the Delhi and Daryapur gates. The mosque was originally named the Fath or Victory mosque. It is of considerable dimensions, with interior...
Phuli masjid (top), Mosque near SW gate of city (bottom). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of the Phuti masjid at Ahmadabad, in Gujarat. ?In the Daryapur mahalla, in the north end of the city, between the Delhi and Daryapur gates, is a large desecrated mosque, now usually called the Phuti masjid as being in decay but which is said to have been originally named Fath. It is ...
Ahmadabad: Mosque at Isanpur . Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Plan of the Gumti Mosque at Isanpur near Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Gumti mosque, located three miles south from Ahmadabad's Astodiya Gate, can be found near the Jethabai vav or well. The Gumti mosque does not have a front wall, and is open in front. The interior is supported by a front row four pai...
Gumti mosque near Isanpur. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Plan of the Gumti Mosque at Isanpur near Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Gumti mosque, located three miles south from Ahmadabad's Astodiya Gate, can be found near the Jethabai vav or well. The Gumti mosque does not have a front wall, and is open in front. The interior is supported by a front row four pai...
Album of 47 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details from monuments and sites in Ahmadabad and its neighbourhood c.1884-1886. Prepared mainly by Indian draftsmen under the supervision of James Burgess.
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47 drawings (58 folios) of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and archtectural details from monuments and sites in Ahmadabad and its neighbourhood: Bawa ‘Alishah's mosque, Kochrab (1); Ibrahim Sayyid's mosque, Ahmadabad (1); small mosque, Isanpur (3); Shaikh Hasan Muhammad Chisti's mosque, Sh...
Folio 1. Stencilled: ‘Original Drawings. Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad by Burgess & Cousens. vol. II. Part II. Archaeological Survey of Western India. vol. VIII. New Imperial Series. vol. XXXIII, 1905.’
Ahmadabad: Bava Alishah's Mosque at Kochrab. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Folio 2. Illustration of Bava Alishah's mosque at Kochrab, near Ahmadabad. The mosque of Bava Alishah, also referred to as the Rani masjid, is located in the village of Paldi Kochrab across the Sabarmati River from Ahmadabad. This small mosque measures 37 by 9 feet and once was one of the most be...
