Town hall of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat: An Indo-colonial structure that keeps...
Town hall, Ahmedabad city, India, timesofindia.comAhmedabad city's Town Hall, India en.wikipedia.orgThe Ahmedabad Town Hall, officially known as Sheth Mangaldas Girdhardas Memorial Hall, was built in...
View ArticleHutheesing Jain temple, Ahmedabad, GJ: an architectural marvel dedicated to...
Hutheesing Jain temple Ahmedabad, GJ upload.wikimedia.org image. Kalyan Shah.Built way back in 1848 by a wealthy trader Hutheesing Kesarisinh Jain, native of Ahmedabad, the Hutheesing Jain Temple in...
View ArticleDelhi gate of Old Delhi, one of several Historical Gates of Delhi
Delhi Gate,old Delhi, /upload.wikimedia.orgDelhi Gate in Delhi is one of the original entrances to the walled city of Shahjahanabad, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century. It was part...
View ArticleBombay Castle, Mumbai: How did the East India Company take control of the...
1666 Bombay Castle /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia Above image: Image of Bombay Castle in 1666. Image taken from: Title: "Bombay and Western India. A series of stray papers" Author(s): Douglas, James,...
View ArticleGujarat College, Ahmedabad - It was nurtured by philanthropist Rai Bahadur...
Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, GJ /upload.wikimedia.org,mage: Mahargh Shah Founded in 1845 and recognized as one of India’s oldest educational institutions, Gujarat Arts & Science College—formerly...
View ArticleInstitute of Science, Mumbai: Architect George Wittet designed the structure...
Institute of Science, Mumbai scm.ac.inFaçade, Inst of science, Mumbai.facebook.com/Central hall dome, int. of science, Mumbai.agefotostock.comIn the colonial period after the Indian subcontinent had...
View ArticleMazagon Fort (17th CE) of Mumbai, MH was built by the English company...
.Mazagaon Fort, Mumbai .gosahin.comMazagaon Fort, Mumbai justdial.com/Mazagaon Fort, Mumbai .indianetzone.comAbove image: The Mazagaon For was built in the 17th Century by the East India company to...
View ArticleThe Worli Fort of Mumbai, Maharashtra was built by the British to protect...
Worli Fort, Koliwada, MumbaiWorli Fort, Koliwada, Mumbai tripxl.com/blogWorli Fort, Koliwada, Mumbaien.wikipedia.orgAbove images; The 17th century Worli Fort,on the west coast of Maharashtra State was...
View ArticlePushkar temples and the lake: A sacred town on the fringe of the desert in...
Pushkar, Sacred town of rajasthan, dreamstime.comPushkar, a small yet significant city in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, is a well-known tourist destination in India. Mythologically and...
View ArticleBrahma Temple of Pushkar, Rajasthan State only major temple dedicated to the...
Brahma temple of Pushkar, Rajasthan, en.wikipedia.com .(flickr.com)Brahma Temple, Pushkar (also known as Jagatpita Brahma Mandir)...
View ArticleBibi-ka-Maqbara of Aurangabad, MH - An architectural grandeur of Mogul dynasty
Bibi ka Maqbara Aurangabad-dreamstime.comAurangzeb's wife, Dilras Banu Begum.tutorialspoint.comMogul ruler Aurangzeb,had spent much of his reign in war expeditions to expand the land. Never had he...
View ArticleThe Tomb of Itmad Ud-Daulah : first one made entirely of marbles that needs...
Many north Indian cities such Delhi, Agra and near-by Fatehpur Shikari have impressive structures built in Indo- Mogul style. There are countless historical Muslim buildings across central and in...
View ArticleFive rock-cut Rathas (chariots) of Mahabalipuram, TN -- A UNESCO World...
The Pancha Rathas (five) at Mahabalipuram, near Chennai city of Tamil nadu, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site was built in the 7th century CE during the reign of Pallava king Narasimhavarman I...
View Article1000 pillared Rudreshwara temple near Warangal city - Kakatiya architectural...
The Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal, also known as the Rudreswara Temple, is an architectural marvel from the Kakatiya dynasty, built in 1163 CE by King Rudradeva. Dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and...
View Article''The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah'',Agra, Uttar Pradesh: Mind-blowing artistic...
Exterior,tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah,Agra,vecteezy.com Exterior,tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah,Agra,UP.in.pinterest.comAbove image: The English archaeologist, Edmund William Smith from the Archaeological...
View ArticleThe National Art Gallery Museum, Egmore, Chennai, TN: A fine example of...
The national Art gallery, Chennai, Flicker.comAbove image: The National Art gallery Museum built in Indo-Saracenic style. Tall arched entrance to the museum with a small balcony.\...
View ArticleVJT Hall (formerly Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Town Hall) of...
VJT hall or (Queen Victoria Hall)Thiruvananthapuram,thehindu.comAbove image: Now renamed Mahatma Ayyankali memorial Hall. It is just across the University College, at Palayam Thiruvananthapuram, the...
View ArticleVasai (Bassein) Fort of Maharashtra near Mumbai, a historical fort built by...
there are many historically important forts around Mumba (Mumbai). Maharashtra, one of them being Vasai Fort, also known as Fort Bassein. Built by the European Portuguese colonists in the early 16th...
View ArticleSt. James Church, Agashi, Maharashtra, one of the earliest churches built by...
St.James Church, Agashi,MH built by the Portuguese.commons.wikimedia.orgThe historic Vasai (Bassein) fort built in 1536 by the Portuguese colonists included within its enclosure civilian population,...
View ArticleVJT Hall or Mahatma Ayyankali Hall, Thiruvananthapuram: A colonial landmark...
image.N. Krishnan S en.wikipedia.orgAbove image: Mahatma Ayyankali Hall (formerly Victoria Jubilee Town hall),ThiruvananthapuramVictoria web.comOne of the finest colonial buildings dominated by Gothic...
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