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WD1290
- Record Id:
- 040-003280436
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280434
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002a5f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997215.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1290
- Title:
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The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra (U.P.). 1829, from a sketch made in 1827. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
- Scope & Content:
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Watercolour of the Buland Darwaza of the Jami' Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Sarah E. Amherst, 1829, from a sketch made in 1827.
Inscribed on back in ink: ‘The Emperor Akbar’s Gateway at Futtehpore Sicri, 22 miles from Agra. From a Sketch taken in 1827. Sarah E. Amherst, 1829.’
Purchased 14 June 1958.
The Jami Masjid is the largest mosque in India with its courtyard measuring 300 ft. It stands on a natural outcrop of rock which dominates the city and took 5,000 workmen six years to build. It functions as a congregational, Friday (Jami) mosque. The mosque is on the western edge of the courtyard and steep flights of stairs lead to the three huge gateways on the other sides (one seen in this view). The façade screen of the mosque is faced in red sandstone with extensive white marble trim. It contains eleven arches, the central one being an extremely large iwan. A tall minaret stands at each end of the screen. Three bulbous white domes cover the mosque, each decorated with thin vertical black stripes. A water tank at the center of the courtyard allows members of the congregation to wash before prayers.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280434
040-003280436 - Is part of:
- WD3904, WD4129-4132 : AMHERST, Lady SARAH ELIZABETH (1801-76) Daughter of William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst of Aracan, Governor-General of India,…
WD1290 : The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra (U.P.). 1829, from a sketch made in 1827. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280434[0002]/040-003280436
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD3904, WD4129-4132
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997215.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1829
- End Date:
- 1829
- Date Range:
- 1829
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour. 54 x 65 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)