Pictures of Ancient and Medieval Indian Architecture

[Bhoja]

Post pictures of ancient or medieval buildings of India.

Ranakpur Temple

Nalanda University

Orchha Palace

 

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Bhojpur Temple

Kumbhalgarh Fort

Temple of Konark

Chola Temple

Red Fort

 

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Taj Mahal

Mehrangarh Fort

Virupaksha Temple

 

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Taranga Temple

Gwalior Fort

Chandragiri Palace

Junagadh mosque

 

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Sahastrabahu Temple

Orchha Temples

Jama Masjid

Ellora Temples

 

[civfanatic]

Some pictures from Vijayanagar:

Elephant Stables

Virupaksha Temple:

Lotus Mahal:

 

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Teli Ka Mandir

Vidyashankara temple

Amber Fort

Khajuraho temple

 

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Kumbhalgarh temple

 

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Victory Tower of king Rana Kumbha

Shivneri Fort

Menal Temple

Thanjavur Temple

Sher Shah Suri tomb

Dabhoi Fort

Meenakshi Temple

 

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Teli Ka Mandir

 

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Neelkantheswar Temple

Chennakesava Temple

Junagarh Fort

Shaniwar wada

 

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Chand baori stepwell

Vijayanagar stepwell

Rani ki vav stepwell

 

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Bundi Fort

Dev Somnath Temple of Dungarpur

Kakatiya Temple

Bijapur mosque

Chalukya Temple

 

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[Coalmine]

all are terracotta temples from bishnupur ,west bengal

 

[Simple_Guy]

Islamic architecture in south

The massive Gulbarga fort is considered one of the earliest examples of Islamic architecture in Karnataka. An existing structure, it was fortified by Alauddin Bahamani when Gulbarga became the capital of the Bahamani Sultans. Within the crumbling fort, one can see a number of ancient structures including massive buildings, mosques, temples, stables, ammunition dumps, carriages, towers, guns, and long courtyards.

In fact, a distinct Indo-Persian architectural style came into existence after the establishment of the Bahmani dynasty in the Deccan region.

As other forts in India, this fort too was originally built by a feudal lord, Raja Gulchand of the Warangal Kakatiyas. The fort is based in an area of 0.5 acres with a peripheral length of three kilometres and is well fortified with double fortification. A 30-feet-wide moat surrounds the fort, demonstrating the Sultans' bid to secure the complex. One of the most well-preserved structures are the towers mounted with guns which are more than 25-feet-long.

 

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do anybody have pictures of tamil nadu temples esp kumbakonam, darasuram etc