[Temple at Deo.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2872). This is 'No 132' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs se...
[Mahal Sarai Palace, Rohtasgarh.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/29(2879). This is 'No 139' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs se...
[Cliffs at Rohtasgarh, looking south, with the fort on top.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Landscape Photography This is 'No 147' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs section). Subjects = forts; Temple Collection Location = ...
Ruins of Gaur. [Tomb of Fateh Khan]. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of ruins of Gaur. This photograph shows the tomb of Fateh Khan, a 17th century nobleman who was associated with the Mughal Emperor Shah Shuja. The tomb is interesting architecturally as, according to Asher it appears to be the first example of a Mughal structure with this type of slop...
Photograph of tombs in 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 history commen...
Photograph of the Nattan Mosque in Gaur. This mosque was built in the late 15th century and is known as the Nattan Mosque after a dancer at the royal court. It is also known as the Painted Mosque as both the interior and the exterior were originally covered in brightly coloured glazed tiles of w...
Nuttin [Lattan] Musjid, Gaur, [with a group of Europeans outside]. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of Nattan Mosque in Gaur. This mosque was built in the late 15th century and is known as the Nattan Mosque after a dancer at the royal court. It is also known as the Painted Mosque as both the interior and the exterior were originally covered in brightly coloured glazed tiles of which...
Photograph of the Dackhul Durwazah in Gaur. This late 15th century structure formed the main entrance to the citadel at Gaur. According to Alfieri, the gateway was originally flanked by two towers which were five storeys high and measured 18.5 metres in width. Inside the entrance was a vaulted p...