General view of the Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid, Delhi
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
Photograph of the Qila-i-Khuna Masjid at Delhi from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by W. Caney in the 1870s. This is a general view of the mosque, which stands in the Purana Qila or Old Fort, Delhi. The fort was begun in 1533 by the second Mughal emperor Humayan (r. 1530-40, 1555-56), who named it Din-Panah (Refuge of Religion). He was deposed by the Suri sultans in 1540 and exiled until 1555. During this period the fort was possessed by Sher Shah (r. 1540-1545), who renamed it Shergarh. The mosque was constructed by Sher Shah in 1541 as the finest monument of his reign. One of only two surviving buildings within the fort, it is situated close to the western entrance gate of the fort. Each of the five entrance arches on the façade is framed within a higher arch and it is richly carved in black and white marble and red sandstone. This superly proportioned structure built in Afghan style was important in the development of Indian-Islamic architecture. Photographer: Caney, W.
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