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WD1002
- Record Id:
- 032-003267992
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003267992
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x001159
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137996891.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1002
- Title:
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View of the ghats and Aurangzeb’s Mosque, Benares (U.P.). 17 December 1819. Artist(s): Cates, James S. (fl. 1815-1819)
- Scope & Content:
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View of the ghats and Aurangzeb’s Mosque, Benares (U.P.). 17 December 1819.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Minarets at Benares. James S. Cates. 87th Regt Pinxt. December 17th, 1819.’
Watercolour painting of Aurangzeb's Mosque and the ghats at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh by James S. Cates (fl. 1815-1819), 17 December 1819.
'The Great Mosque of Aurangzeb or Jnana Vapi Mosque was built in the late 17th century. It has two colossal minarets towering over 70 metres (232 feet) above the River Ganges. It was built on the site of one of the most sacred temples at Varanasi by the Emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707). Its simple white domes loom over the Gyan Vapi (Wisdom Well), which is situated immediately north and housed in an open-arcaded hall built in 1828. It is said Shiva cooled his lingam on this spot after the construction of the original Vishwanatha temple, the principal sanctuary dedicated to him in the city.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003267992", "parent" : "#", "text" : "WD1002: View of the ghats and Aurangzeb’s Mosque, Benares (U.P.). 17 December 1819. Artist(s): Cates, James S. (fl. 1815-1819)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003267992
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003267992
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137996891.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1819
- End Date:
- 1819
- Date Range:
- 1819
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour. 14.9 x 22.6 cm
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 141
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)