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.
Kotewali Durwaza, Gaur, [with European couple in the foreground]. Photographer: Unknown
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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 ...
Kotewali Durwaza, Gaur, [with European group under the arch]. Photographer: Unknown
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...