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Architect: John Nash for George IV, c.1815, in an eclectic Oriental-Indian-Islamic style. Porte-cochere under onion dome with octagonal leaf columns, minarets and finials. Grade 1 listed. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK.
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West exterior of the King's Apartments, designed by John Nash for George IV, including minaret chimneys and a tent roof. This part circa 1817 and Grade 1 listed. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK.
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Architect: Joseph Good, 1832, for William IV. Possibly to earlier designs by John Nash. In an "Orientalised" Indian style with copper onion dome and scalloped arch. Grade II* listed. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK.
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Lotus Mahal (Kamal Mahal or Chitragani Mahal)
The style and designs is an inquisitive blend of Indo-Islamic architecture and gets its name from the lotus bud carved on its domed and vaulted ceiling. The Lotus Mahal or palace is an intricately designed pavilion within a walled compound, known as the Zenana Enclosure.
Group of Monuments at Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The austere, grandiose site of Hampi, located in the Tungabhadra basin in Bellary District, Central Karnataka (India), was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned.
The sophistication of the varied urban, royal and sacred systems is evident from the more than 1600 surviving remains that include forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, Mandapas, memorial structures, gateways, defence check posts, stables, water structures, etc. The remains unearthed in the site delineate both the extent of the economic prosperity and political status that once existed indicating a highly developed society!
Images of India
Lotus Mahal (Kamal Mahal or Chitragani Mahal)
The style and designs is an inquisitive blend of Indo-Islamic architecture and gets its name from the lotus bud carved on its domed and vaulted ceiling. The Lotus Mahal or palace is an intricately designed pavilion within a walled compound, known as the Zenana Enclosure.
Group of Monuments at Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The austere, grandiose site of Hampi, located in the Tungabhadra basin in Bellary District, Central Karnataka (India), was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned.
The sophistication of the varied urban, royal and sacred systems is evident from the more than 1600 surviving remains that include forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, Mandapas, memorial structures, gateways, defence check posts, stables, water structures, etc. The remains unearthed in the site delineate both the extent of the economic prosperity and political status that once existed indicating a highly developed society!
Images of India
Lotus Mahal (Kamal Mahal or Chitragani Mahal)
The style and designs is an inquisitive blend of Indo-Islamic architecture and gets its name from the lotus bud carved on its domed and vaulted ceiling. The Lotus Mahal or palace is an intricately designed pavilion within a walled compound, known as the Zenana Enclosure.
Group of Monuments at Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The austere, grandiose site of Hampi, located in the Tungabhadra basin in Bellary District, Central Karnataka (India), was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned.
The sophistication of the varied urban, royal and sacred systems is evident from the more than 1600 surviving remains that include forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, Mandapas, memorial structures, gateways, defence check posts, stables, water structures, etc. The remains unearthed in the site delineate both the extent of the economic prosperity and political status that once existed indicating a highly developed society!
Images of India
Tomb of Sufi saint Hadrat Khalil-Ullah Kirmani. Bidar, North Karnataka. Oct 2019.
Tomb of Sufi saint Hadrat Khalil-Ullah Kirmani. Bidar, North Karnataka. Oct 2019.
Tomb of Sufi saint Hadrat Khalil-Ullah Kirmani. Bidar, North Karnataka. Oct 2019.
Barid Shahi tombs at Bidar, Karnataka. Oct 2019.
Bahmani tombs at Ashtur necropolis. Bidar, North Karnataka. Oct 2019.
