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WD2220(49)
- Record Id:
- 041-003780105
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100114619951.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162038950.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2220(49)
- Title:
- Qutbu'd din Shah's mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
- Scope & Content:
- Folio 49. Illustration of Qutb-ud-Din Shah's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' This mosque stands in the northern part of the city, near the Delhi gate. It was built in 1449 by Sultan Qutb-ud-Din (r.1451-58). It has five larger and ten smaller domes; the central dome is raised one storey above the rest, supported by eight pillars in an eight-point star plan. The facade has three string courses running around the whole building. There are twelve windows all filled with perforated stone tracery. The minarets, terminating at roof level, are robust with Hindu-style horizontal mouldings.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-003280702
041-003780105 - Is part of:
- WD2210-1565 : BURGESS COLLECTION James Burgess (1832-1916): in India 1855-89. Archaeological Surveyor and Reporter for Western India 1874-80, with…
WD2220 : Album of 57 drawings of plans, elevations, sections and architectural details from Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad and its…
WD2220(49) : Qutbu'd din Shah's mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916). - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0011]/040-003280702[0049]/041-003780105
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD2210-1565
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162038950.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1886
- Date Range:
- 1884-1886
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Medium: pen-and-ink
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)