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WD2223(7)
- Record Id:
- 041-004061148
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136285968.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100161699664.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2223(7)
- Title:
- From the Mosque of Shekh Hasan Muhammad Chisti in Shahpur. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Folio 7. Mosque of Shaikh Hasan Muhammad Chishti located in Shahpur, north of Ahmadabad. Shaikh Hasan Muhammad Chishti (d.1574), of the Shahpur Qazi religious order, built the mosque in 1565-66 for his followers. This small mosque's interior dimensions measure 59 feet in length by 38 feet in depth. A square of twelve pillars, in the central area of the mosque's interior, supports the central dome, which is actually position on the second floor. Within the interior, there are a further forty-four pillars to support the roof and arches in the façade. On the ends of the façade, there are two minarets ?are exuberantly rich in their carvings: in this respect, indeed, they are among the most elaborate in Gujarat, and the traceries of the niches have attracted much attention, as surpassing almost all others.? The veranda on second storey consists of a richly carved balcony and the continuation of the twelve central pillars to support the central dome.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-004061141
041-004061148 - 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…
WD2223 : Album of 47 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details from monuments and sites in Ahmadabad and…
WD2223(7) : From the Mosque of Shekh Hasan Muhammad Chisti in Shahpur. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0110]/040-004061141[0007]/041-004061148
- 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_100161699664.0x000001 (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:
- 1884-86
- 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)