Rajapur masjid. Mehrab next to corner. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
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Illustration of mihrab showing front elevation and side profile from the Rajapur Mosque at Ahmadabad, in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The mosque of the wife of Sayyad Budha bin Sayyad Yaqut was constructed in 1454 and is one of the lar...
Ahmadabad. Niche from minaret at Rajapur. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
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Illustration of a niche from a minaret from the Rajapur Mosque at Ahmadabad, in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The mosque of the wife of Sayyad Budha bin Sayyad Yaqut was constructed in 1454 and is one of the larger mosques in the villag...
Transverse section illustration of Bibi Achut Kuki's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Bibi Achut Kuki mosque and tomb complex was built in 1469 for the wife of Imad al Mulk, a minister of Sultan Mahmud Begada (r....
Cross section illustration of the mosque of Muhafiz Khan at Ahmadabad, near Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' This small mosque was built in 1465 by Jamail-ud-Din Muhafiz Khan who was a nobleman at the court of Sultan Mahmud Begada (r.1459-...
Ahmedabad: Kankria's tank sluice. Artist(s): Pacheco, S.J. (fl. 1875).
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Illustration of the sluice at the Kankaria Tank at Ahmadabad, in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The tank, located in south-eastern part of Ahmadabad, is found near the Rayapur Gate, and was devised as an artificial lake expanding to appr...
Section illustration of the tomb of Darya Khan, located near the Delhi Gate at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' Darya Khan's tomb, built in 1453 during the reign of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Ahmad II (r. 1451-58), is composed of bric...