Walls and moat on the south-east of the Citadel, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); citadels; forts; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques
General view of the Dakhani Idgah, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Described in Henry Cousens, Bijapur and its architectural remains (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pp. 46-47. The idgah, unlike the mosque, is intended for use only for a few specified festivals, and consists of a length of wall flanked by minars, with a central minbar or pu...
Gagan Mahal and Sat Manzili, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View reproduced in Henry Cousens, Bijapur and its architectural remains (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pl. ii (a), and described pp. 54-57: 'The Gagan Mahall, or 'The Sky (kissing) Palace' (Hall of Assembly)...is notable for the immense ar...
View across the moat towards the Gagan Mahal and the Sat Manzili, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced Henry Cousens, Bijapur and its architectural remains (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pl. xix (a). The view looks directly across the most towards the great arch of the Gagan Mahal, with the Sat Manzili in the right background. ...
Close of the main façade of the Gagan Mahal, Bijapur, showing the great arch. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Slightly oblique view. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); audience halls; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic)
Close of the main façade of the Gagan Mahal, Bijapur, showing the great arch. Photographer: [?] Henry Hardy Cole.
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Head-on view of the building. Photograph attributed to Cole in Theodor Bloch, A list of the photographic negatives ... in the collection of The Indian Museum... (Calcutta: 1900), but probably commissioned rather than taken by him.
Side view of the Gagan Mahal, Bijapur. Photographer: [?] Henry Hardy Cole.
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In semi-ruinous condition, with strengthening to arches in place. Photograph attributed to Cole in Theodor Bloch, A list of the photographic negatives ... in the collection of The Indian Museum... (Calcutta: 1900), but probably commissioned rather than taken by him.
Yaqut Dabuli's Mosque and Tomb, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Described in Henry Cousens, Bijapur and its architectural remains (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pp. 111-113: 'Yaqut Dabuli, the Abysinnian slave, who was entrusted by Muhammad Shah with the elaborate colour decoration of the great mihrab ...
General view from the south-east of the Gol Gumbaz or Tomb of Sultan Muhammad, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced as text illustration in Henry Cousens, Bijapur and its architectural remains (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), p. 99, and described pp. 98-106. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India...
General view from the south-east of the Gol Gumbaz or Tomb of Sultan Muhammad, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography A close view of the tomb. Reproduced in Henry Cousens, Bijapur and its architectural remains (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pl. lxxxv. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Ind...