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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

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(114)
Title:: [Corridor in the] Barah Durwazah [or Golden Mosque], Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); interiors; mosques; Temple Collection
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(116)
Title:: Kotewali Durwaza, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Photograph of Kotewali Durwaza in Gaur. Gaur is surrounded by numerous darwazas or gateways; this late 15th century structure is situated at the southern entrance to the city and today marks the border between western Bengal and the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(118)
Title:: Kotewali Durwaza, Gaur, [with European couple in the foreground]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Photograph of Kotewali Durwaza in Gaur. The late 15th Century gateway is now in ruins and the pointed entrance arch flanked by semicircular bastions has disappeared. The gateway is situated at the southern entrance to Gaur and marks the border between western Bengal and the Rajshahi district of ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(119)
Title:: Kotewali Durwaza, Gaur, [with European group under the arch]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Photograph of Kotewali Durwaza in Gaur. Gaur is surrounded by numerous darwazas or gateways; this late 15th century structure is situated at the southern entrance to the city and today marks the border between western Bengal and the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. In this view is a European gro...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(120)
Title:: Kuddam Rassul, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Photograph of the Qadam Rasul mosque in Gaur. This mosque was built by Nusrat Shah in 1530 on top of relics supposedly belonging to Muhammed. It houses a representation of the prophet’s footprint which was found on a stone brought from Medina. The exterior of the building is highly decorated wit...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(121)
Title:: Ruined mosque, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(122)
Title:: Sonah Musjid, [Golden or Qutb Shahi Mosque], Parrua [Pandua]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Photograph of the Golden Mosque in Pandua taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The view shows four of the five entrance arches of the Golden Mosque at Pandua, the ancient capital of Bengal from about 1338 to 1500. It was built ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(123)
Title:: Ruined gateway, Parrua [Pandua]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Photograph of a ruined gateway at Pandua. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The gateway was said to have been built to commemorate the saint Nur Qutb Alam, a local Muslim saint who died in 1415 and whose ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 125/1(124)
Title:: Adina Mosque, Parrua [Pandua]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1870s
Extent:: 1 item

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