Ahmedabad: Marble slab in the floor of the tomb of Mai Alam in the Shah Alam group. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Pen-and-ink drawing of a marble slab in the floor of the tomb of Mai Alam in the Shah Alam complex at 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, elevations, sculpture and architectural de...
Ahmadabad: Tomb in front of Darwish Ali's mosque (top), Moulding under the arch in the entrance of Miyan Khan Chishti's mosque (bottom). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of moulding at bottom from Miyan Khan Chishti's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat. The mosque was built in 1465 by Malik Makhsud Wazir for the Chishti Shaikh Miyan Khan. The style of the mosque combines both Hindu and Muslim elements. A number of small domes surround the three main dome...
Darvish Alis mosque and tomb (left); Qazir Mosque Ali Khan Qazi (top right); Plan of tombs N and E from Qazir mosque (bottom right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Plan of the Darvish Ali mosque near Ahmadabad, in Gujarat. The Darvish Ali mosque, also referred to as the Khonja Bibi mosque, has an inscription dating the building to 1504. This small mosque consists of an interior extending to 37 feet in length and utilizes four key pillars to support a roof c...
Darvish Ali [Mosque]. Draughtsman: Pacheco, S.J. (fl. 1875)
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Plan of the Darvish Ali mosque near Ahmadabad, in Gujarat. The Darvish Ali mosque, also referred to as the Khonja Bibi mosque, has an inscription dating the building to 1504. This small mosque consists of an interior extending to 37 feet in length and utilizes four key pillars to support a roof c...
Ahmadabad: Mehrab from Mahomed Ghans mosque (left), Darvish Alis Mosque, buttress on the back (right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of a buttress at the Darvish Ali mosque near Ahmadabad, in Gujarat. The Darvish Ali mosque, also referred to as the Khonja Bibi mosque, has an inscription dating the building to 1504. This small mosque consists of an interior extending to 37 feet in length and utilizes four key pilla...
Ahmadabad: Section of the Queen's mosque in Sarangpur. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Sectional illustration of the Queen's mosque at Sarangpur near Ahmadabad in Gujarat. The Queen's mosque, also known as the Malik Sarang mosque or Rani Mosque was built c.1530 by Malik Quivam ul Mulk, the governor of Ahmadabad in the 1520s and a nobleman at the court of Sultan Muzaffar Shah (r.151...
Queen's mosque Sarangpur north minar (left), Sarangpur, Queen's mosque in south end (right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Pen-and-ink drawing of details of the Queen's mosque at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, by an anonymous draughtsman between 1884 and 1886. This image is from the Burgess collection, an album of 49 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details of Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad an...
Sarangpur Queen's mosque south minar (left); Sarangpur Queen's mosque north minar (right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of the north and south minarets from the Queen's mosque at Sarangpur near Ahmadabad in Gujarat. The Queen's mosque, also known as the Malik Sarang mosque or Rani Mosque was built c.1530 by Malik Quivam ul Mulk, the governor of Ahmadabad in the 1520s and a nobleman at the court of Sul...
Sarangpur Queen's mosque north minar south side. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of the north minaret from the Queen's mosque at Sarangpur near Ahmadabad in Gujarat. The Queen's mosque, also known as the Malik Sarang mosque or Rani Mosque was built c.1530 by Malik Quivam ul Mulk, the governor of Ahmadabad in the 1520s and a nobleman at the court of Sultan Muzaffa...
