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WD2219(61)
- Record Id:
- 041-003905785
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122168763.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162038689.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2219(61)
- Title:
- [Champaner: Details from the Jama mosque]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Folio 61. Illustration of details from the Jami Masjid at Champaner from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture in Gujarat.' The Jami Masjid, built in 1523, is of considerable architectural importance. The plan is similar to the Jami Masjid in Ahmadabad, built 75 years earlier. It is rectangular mosque with an open courtyard. The main entrance to the courtyard is on the east side in the form of a large domed portico raised on a podium with steps on the north and south sides. The entrance to the mosque is flanked by two octagonal minarets. The exterior is notable for its carvings and oriel windows, a typical Gujarati vernacular device. The prayer hall of the mosque is covered in eleven domes with the central part of the roof raised on a further two stories of pillars arcades.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-003905734
041-003905785 - 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…
WD2219 : Album of 57 drawings of 14th and 15th century Muslim architecture at Broach, Cambay, Dholka, Champanir and Mehmdabad c.1884-1885.…
WD2219(61) : [Champaner: Details from the Jama mosque]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0107]/040-003905734[0051]/041-003905785
- 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_100162038689.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1885
- Date Range:
- 1884-1885
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)