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WD2223(20)
- Record Id:
- 041-004061159
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136285984.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100161699568.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2223(20)
- Title:
- Ahmadabad. Nawab Shuja'at Khan's Mosque and tomb. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Folio 20. Plan of Nawab Shujat Khan's Mosque and tomb at Ahmadabad in Gujarat.There is an inscription on the qibla wall that gives the date 1695. The facade has five pointed arches leading into five bays divided by piers. There are two slender octagonal minarets and three bulbous domes. The walls and piers have a marble dado with white plaster above. The tomb or maqbara of Shuja'at Khan is located north of the mosque and is set in an enclosure. The enclosure contains seperate rooms around an open court which were used as a school or rest-house.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-004061141
041-004061159 - 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(20) : Ahmadabad. Nawab Shuja'at Khan's Mosque and tomb. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0110]/040-004061141[0018]/041-004061159
- 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_100161699568.0x000001 (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)