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WD2222(31)
- Record Id:
- 041-004060915
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100135203029.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100161699355.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2222(31)
- Title:
- Ahmadabad: Tomb in front of Darwish Ali's mosque (top), Moulding under the arch in the entrance of Miyan Khan Chishti's mosque (bottom). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Illustration of moulding at bottom from Miyan Khan Chishti's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat. The mosque was built in 1465 by Malik Makhsud Wazir for the Chishti Shaikh Miyan Khan. The style of the mosque combines both Hindu and Muslim elements. A number of small domes surround the three main domes. The facade has lofty main entrance flanked by two ornately carved minarets with rounded tops.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-004060890
041-004060915 - 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…
WD2222 : Album of 49 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details of Muhammadan monuments in Ahmadabad and…
WD2222(31) : Ahmadabad: Tomb in front of Darwish Ali's mosque (top), Moulding under the arch in the entrance of Miyan Khan Chishti's mosque… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0109]/040-004060890[0025]/041-004060915
- 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_100161699355.0x000001 (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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- User Conditions:
- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
- Medium: pen-and-ink
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Architecture
- Places:
- Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India