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...
Photograph of a ruined mosque at 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 hist...
Colossal figure of Boodh at Genjam, Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2803). This is 'No 63' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sec...
'Kothila' or Granary Hill, Maharajgunge, Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Landscape Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2856). This is 'No 116' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sectio...
This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple (Views of monuments in India). The Adina Mosque (1374-5) was built by Sikander Shah the second sultan of the Ilyas dynasty. It is one of the best surviving examples of ear...