|
Date: |
|
Description: | Illustration of the mihrab at Rani Sipri's mosque at Ahmadabad, in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Rani Sipri mosque, built in 1514, is located in the south-eastern part of Ahmadabad near the Astodiya gate and was built for Rani Pirai, who was the mother of Sultan Mahmud Begada's son (r.1459-1511) Abu Bakr Khan. This elegant mosque is also known as Masjid-i-Nagira or Jewel of a Mosque. James Burgess quotes Mr Fergusson in the Archaeological Survey of India, Vol VII: "Notwithstanding the smallness of its dimensions...it may be considered the gem of Ahmadabad, and in its class, as one of the most exquisite buildings in the world." | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Burgess, James (1832-1916) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
|