Close view of arched bay at south-west angle of the exterior of the Buland Darwaza, seen from the Diving Well, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
Close view of arched bay at south-west angle of the exterior of the Buland Darwaza, seen from the Diving Well, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
Close view of the great wooden horse-shoe door of the Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
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Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the massive doorway in the Buland Darwaza. It takes its name not from its shape but from the many horse-shoes nailed to it for luck. Reproduced in photogravure in E.W. Smith, 'The Moghul architecture of Fathpur-Sikri' (4 vols, Allahabad, 1894-98)...
General view from the south-east of the Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
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Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced in photogravure in E.W. Smith, 'The Moghul architecture of Fathpur-Sikri' (4 vols, Allahabad, 1894-98), vol 1, pl. 85.
Interior of the Diwan-i-Khas, showing the great central column, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
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Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced in photogravure in E.W. Smith, 'The Moghul architecture of Fathpur-Sikri' (4 vols, Allahabad, 1894-98), vol 1, pl. 76.
Interior of the Diwan-i-Khas, showing the great central column, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
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Genre: Architectural Photography Similar to print 555, but with an Indian figure seated beside the base of the column. This shows the same side of the column as print 555, not the opposite side as Bloch's list states.
Interior of the Diwan-i-Khas, showing the top of the great central column, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
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Genre: Architectural Photography Showing the top of the column in the centre of the building, with the walkways leading to it from the four corners. Reproduced in photogravure in E.W. Smith, 'The Moghul architecture of Fathpur-Sikri' (4 vols, Allahabad, 1894-98), vol 1, pl. 78.
View of the Hathi Pol and surrounding buildings from the Hiran Minar, Fatehpur Sikri. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
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Genre: Architectural Photography The Hathi Pol is at the centre of the photograph. At the extreme left are the Waterworks, while to the right of the gate is the Sangin Burj. The wall of the Caravanserai follows the course of the road at the extreme right. Reproduced in photogravure in E.W. Smit...