Panels from the Jama mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 30. Illustration of decorative panels from the Jami Masjid from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) who founded the city of Ahmadabad in 1411 and was responsible for t...
Spiral ceiling from Rajapur mosque (left), Mihrab in ladies gallery, Jami mosque (right). Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 31. Illustrations of a spiral ceiling from Rajapur mosque (left) and the mihrab in ladies gallery from the Jami Masjid (right) from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42)...
Panel in ceiling Ladies gallery, Jami masjid. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 32. Illustration of a panel in ceiling from the Ladies gallery at the Jami Masjid from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) who founded the city of Ahmadabad in 1411 an...
Pillar from Jama mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 33. Illustration of a pillar from the Jama Masjid from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) who founded the city of Ahmadabad in 1411 and was responsible for the constr...
Spiral dome in Jami mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 34. Illustration of a spiral dome at the Jami Masjid from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) who founded the city of Ahmadabad in 1411 and was responsible for the con...
Pillars from Jama Masjid (left), Ahmed Shah's tomb (centre), Ahmad Shah's Queen's tomb (right). Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 35. Pen-and-ink drawing of pillars from the Jami Masjid (left), Ahmad Shah's tomb (centre) and Ahmad Shah's Queen's tomb (right) in Ahmadabad by an anonymous artist dating to between 1884 and 1886. This image is from the Burgess collection, an album of 49 drawings of plans, sections, elevat...
Tomb of Ahmad Shah. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 36. Illustration of the Tomb of Ahmad Shah from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The tomb of Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) is situated to the east of the Jami Masjid in the city. It is a square domed structure with a central hall, built in c.1440...
Ahmad Shah's tomb. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 37. Illustration of the Tomb of Ahmad Shah from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The tomb of Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) is situated to the east of the Jami Masjid in the city. It is a square domed structure with a central hall, built in c.1440...
Ahmad Shah's Queen tombs windows. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 40. Illustration of the windows from the tomb of the Ahmad Shah's Queen in Ahmadabad from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' In the centre of Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) city of Ahmadabad, next to the Ahmad Shah tomb, is another tomb complex call...
