Skip to main content

Architecture of Delhi

 The Architecture of Delhi dates back more than a thousand years. As the capital of several great empires of India, including Rajput kingdom, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, and British Raj, the city of Delhi has been a centre for art and architecture.





The Delhi Sultanate ruled the city between 1206 and 1526. Their rule saw the development of early Indo-Islamic architecture, the most prominent being the Qutb Minar complex, a group of monuments surrounding the Qutb Minar. This period also saw building of many forts and cities like Siri Fort, Tughlaqabad and Feroz Shah Kotla. Many tombs were built around this period which are still present in many locations like Qutb Minar complex, Hauz Khas Complex and Lodi Gardens.












Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Rajput Architecture

  Rajput Architecture represents different types of buildings, which may broadly be classed either as secular or religious. The secular buildings are of various scales. These include temples, forts, stepwells, gardens, and palaces. The forts were specially built for defense and military purposes due to the   Islamic invasions .   Rajput Architecture continued well into the 20th and 21st centuries, as the rulers of the   princely states   of   British India   commissioned vast palaces and other buildings, such as the   Albert Hall Museum ,   Lalgarh Palace , and   Umaid Bhawan Palace . These usually incorporated European styles as well, a practice which eventually led to the   Indo-Saracenic style . The   Hill Forts of Rajasthan   ( Amer ,   Chittor ,   Gagron ,   Jaisalmer ,   Kumbhalgarh ,   Ranthambore ), a group of six forts built by various Rajput kingdoms and principalities during the medieval...
1 comment
Read more