General view from the north-east of the façade of Qutb-ud-Din Shah's Mosque, Ahmadabad
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
View looking across the court towards the iwan and flanking truncated minarets of the mosque. India Museum no. 1473. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3230). Lyon supplies the following description in his 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs designed to illustrate the ancient architecture of Western India. Taken for Government and described by Captain Lyon' (Geneva, 1871): 582. - Is a front view of the Kootub-ud-deen mosque which was built by the Shah of that name in 1446. He was a son of Mohammed Shah and Grandson of Ahmed Shah. The building resembles in every respect that of the Queen Kupavati except that is longer and not so highly ornamented. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David.
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