The Rajput Palaces

The Rajput Palaces

Author: Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 240

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This Book Looks At Ancient Fortress Capital Such As Chittor And Gwalior, Cities Established At The Height Of Rajput Cultural Achievement Such As Udaipur And Bikaner And Provides A Detailed Yet Accessible Examination Of This Spectacular But Little Studied School Of Architecture.


Princely Rajasthan

Princely Rajasthan

Author: Antonio Martinelli

Publisher: Vendome Press

Published: 2004-10-14

Total Pages: 290

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Two-page plates, of the architecture's exterior, interiors, decoration, associated buildings, and distant views. Martinelli studied architecture at the U. of Venice, Italy. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).


Forts & Palaces of India

Forts & Palaces of India

Author: Bindu Manchanda

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9788174363817

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The book explores the romance of India's forts and palaces - their past glory, wars and warriors, and unparalleled architecture. The book brings alive the magic of those monuments with a rare combination of prose and inimitable photographs. Master builders, dynasties, armories, underground stepwells, concrete labyrinths - they all come to life in the pages of this masterful tome.


Architecture of Mughal India

Architecture of Mughal India

Author: Catherine Blanshard Asher

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-09-24

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780521267281

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Traces the development and spread of architecture under the Mughal emperors who ruled the Indian subcontinent from the early-16th to the mid-19th centuries. The book considers the entire scope of architecture built under the auspices of the imperial Mughals and their subjects.


History of Gopāchala

History of Gopāchala

Author: K. D. Bajpai

Publisher: Bhartiya Jnanpith

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9788126311552

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Chiefly on Jaina architecture and sculpture; Gopāchala presently known as Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.


Palaces of Rajasthan

Palaces of Rajasthan

Author: Antonio Martinelli

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 280

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The splendour of Rajasthan's richly appointed palaces, majestic forts andraditional mansions is revealed in this lavishly illustrated book. Georgeichell explores the fascinating royal architecture of this desert state ofndia from the 15th to the 20th century, focusing on the major capitals ofajput power - Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner - as well as otherentres such as Bundi, Kota, Jaisalmer, Alwar and Shekhawati. Also featuredre the Jat states of Bharatpur and Dholpur. Antonio Martinelli's stunninghotographs survey architectural developments in Rajasthan over a period ofore than five hundred years, providing a detailed visual record ofagnificent facades and opulent interiors. His photographs evoke the grandeurf Rajput courtly life at its height, be it imposing darbar halls whereaharajas held formal audience, or mirrored apartments where they enjoyedore private entertainments. Though the royal complexes are today shadows ofheir former glory, the memory of this greatest age in Rajasthan's historynd its extraordinary palace architecture endures to the present day.