The Nagara style was prevalent in the region between the Himalayas and the Vindhyas. A study of these temples of northern India reveals two distinct features-one in planning...
The common features of both modern Indian paintings and sculpture are that both of them are product of Indian Renaissance; both evolved during British era in same schools...
Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off. Mandu is located 2000 ft above sea level and...
Islam came along with the migration of Muslim merchants, traders, the saints and finally the conquest of Muslim rulers. The early Islamic architectural activity was visible as back...
Mathura emerged as the new centre of art under the rule of the Kusana emperors – Kanishka , Huvishka and Vasudeva. The Mathura art represented an important formative...
When the British became a power, there were three styles prevalent in England-the Palladian, Baroque and the Victorian. The Palladian style of architecture is based on the works...
Akbar’s Tomb at Sikandara was built in Charbagh style. The area of the precinct comes up to 48 hectares, four times grander than the Humayun’s tomb and is...
Laurie Baker is known as the “conscience keeper of Indian architecture” and “Gandhi of Indian architecture“. He is known to have learnt from the practices of vernacular architecture...
The architecture of the Tughlaq period becomes massive and simple because of the invasions of the Mongols and the rebellions ofHindu rulers. The buildings of this style arethe...
Some architects have succeeded in drawing on the heritage of the past to create a style of building, which is both contemporary and distinctively Indian. The first such...
