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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 125 Language Not applicable Place Gaur, West Bengal, India, Asia

1. Photo 125/1(104)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(104)
Title:
[View of the Firoz Minar], Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); Temple Collection; towers of victory
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 125/1(105)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(105)
Title:
Ruins of Gaur. [Tomb of Fateh Khan]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of ruins of Gaur. This photograph shows the tomb of Fateh Khan, a 17th century nobleman who was associated with the Mughal Emperor Shah Shuja. The tomb is interesting architecturally as, according to Asher it appears to be the first example of a Mughal structure with this type of slop...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 125/1(106)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(106)
Title:
Tombs in Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of tombs in Gaur. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and forms part of the Temple Collection. The ruined city of Gaur, Bengal is situated on a deserted channel of the Ganges. The date of foundation of the city is obscure, however its known history commen...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 125/1(107)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(107)
Title:
Nuttin [Lattan] Musjid, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Nattan Mosque in Gaur. This mosque was built in the late 15th century and is known as the Nattan Mosque after a dancer at the royal court. It is also known as the Painted Mosque as both the interior and the exterior were originally covered in brightly coloured glazed tiles of w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 125/1(108)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(108)
Title:
Nuttin [Lattan] Musjid, Gaur, [with a group of Europeans outside]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Nattan Mosque in Gaur. This mosque was built in the late 15th century and is known as the Nattan Mosque after a dancer at the royal court. It is also known as the Painted Mosque as both the interior and the exterior were originally covered in brightly coloured glazed tiles of which...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 125/1(109)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(109)
Title:
Dackhul Durwazah, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Dackhul Durwazah in Gaur. This late 15th century structure formed the main entrance to the citadel at Gaur. According to Alfieri, the gateway was originally flanked by two towers which were five storeys high and measured 18.5 metres in width. Inside the entrance was a vaulted p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 125/1(110)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(110)
Title:
[Facade of the] Jumma Musjid, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; Temple Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 125/1(111)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(111)
Title:
[Interior of the remains of the] Barah Durwazah [or Golden Mosque], Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A European couple and a group of Indians are posed against the far wall. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; Temple Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 125/1(112)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(112)
Title:
Barah Durwazah [or Golden Mosque], Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Barah Durwazah (or Golden Mosque) at Gaur taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870 as part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The mosque is comprised of eleven entrances, two buttresses, four corner towers and a spacious courtyard which is almost seventy metres in diam...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 125/1(113)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(113)
Title:
[Doorways in the] Sonah Musjid [or Baradarwazi/Golden Mosque], Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; Temple Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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