Gaur. Lattan or Painted Mosque
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
Photograph taken in the 1860s by John Henry Ravenshaw, one of 45 prints in the album 'Gaur: Its Ruins and Inscriptions'. Once known as Lakshmanavati or Lakhnauti, Gaur was an ancient capital of the rulers of Bengal. It came to prominence under the Buddhist Palas from the 8th century, and then prospered under the Hindu Senas from the 12th century. It fell to the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century and later served as the capital for the independent Sultans of Bengal from the mid-14th century till the 16th century, except for an interval between 1354 to 1442 when neighbouring Pandua was made capital. Gaur was relinquished to ruin and decay by the end of the 16th century. With its history as a provincial centre of Islamic culture, Gaur has the remnants of many monuments. This view looks towards the façade of the Lattan Mosque, with much of the building covered in vegetation. The building was probably erected by Sultan Yusuf Shah (ruled 1474-81) and was decorated internally and externally with polychromatic glazed tiles, most of which have disappeared. Woodburytype. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry.
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