Genre: Architectural Photography View from the garden looking towards the main façade of the Jagan Mohun Palace. Caption notes read: 'Is a lofty building with tall Ionic columns in the verandah, reaching to the second storey. It was built by Krishna Raja Wodeyar III, as an ornament to the town ...
View of Mysore from Jagan Mohan Palace. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from an upper storey, with palace gardens in foreground. Caption notes read: 'The view shown is a portion of old Mysore with the west gate of the fort in the distance. The street in the centre has been named 'Lukshmi Vilasa' in honor of the bride of H.H. the Ma...
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'Constructed in 1887, in commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen- Empress of India, as a museum for exhibiting the arts, economic and other products of the country. It contains a library of ancient oriental literat...
H.H. the Maharani's Hospital, Mysore. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Single storey hospital buildings. Caption notes read: 'Erected to the memory of H.H. the Dowager Maharani Depajammuni, C.I., the fourth Maharani of H.H. Krishna Raja Wodeyay III, who was invested with the Order of the Crown of India in 1878. Her Highness was...f...
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'Designed and built by Col. (now Sir) Richard Sankey, 1864-1868, for the Mysore Chief Commissioner's offices. The Mysore Government now holds its offices in the building, and the Council of Regency meets weekly in the large central hall upsta...
Colossal figure of Nandi, Siva's bull, Chamundi Hill, Mysore, A.D. 1670. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: '...16 feet in height. It has been cut out of the solid rock, and, though the carving does not entitle it to be considered a work of art, yet, the gigantic size, the correct proportions, and the labour expended on it command admiration. The w...
Genre: Architectural Photography View of temple gopura. Caption notes read: 'The temple, with its imposing gopara, appears to have been erected by Kempe Gauda in about 1570 A.D. The story of its origin is that Kempe Gauda, fatigued by hunting, rested under a tree and fell asleep on the present ...
Chamundesvari Temple, Chamundi Hill, Mysore. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards temple gopura. Caption notes read: 'The temple is held in great veneration by the Maharajas of Mysore. It was built A.D. 1128, and the Maharaja, Krishna Raja Wodeyar III, repaird the shrine and furnished it with a tower in 1827, and in 1848 ...
The Temple Car, Chamundi Hill, Mysore. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Temple car in foreground, gopura of Chamundi Temple beyond. The car was presented to the temple by the Maharaja of Mysore in 1848. For an earlier photograph (1860s), see Photo 512 (11). Duplicate at Photo 2/9 (17). Subjects = architectural elements; Curzon Col...