jalis- agra bharatpur fatehpur sikri

JALIS

AGRA BHARATPUR DEEG

BY- SAYAN MUNSHI

TAJ MAHAL

The ‘ Taj Mahal’ represents the finest and

most sophisticated example of Mughal

architecture. Its origins lie in the moving

circumstances of its commission and the

culture and history of an Islamic Mughal

empire’s rule of large parts of India. The

distraught Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan

commissioned the mausoleum upon the

death of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal was constructed using

materials from all over India and Asia.

The buildings are constructed with walls

of brick and rubble inner cores faced

with either marble or sandstone locked

together with iron dowels and clamps.

Some of the walls of the mausoleum are

several metres thick.

The jali helps in lowering the temperature

by compressing the air through the holes.

Also when the air passes through these

openings, its velocity increases giving

profound diffusion.

Early jali work was built by carving into

stone, generally in geometric patterns,

while later the Mughals used very finely

carved plant-based designs, as at the Taj

Mahal. They also often added pietra

dura inlay to the surrounds, using marble

and semi-precious stones. pattern

constructed through the use of

Calligraphy and geometry.

JALIS ON THE FAÇADE

HONEY COMB JALIS

JALIS ON RAILING

JALI WORK ON RAILING OF THE ROYAL CENOTAPHS

JAMA MASJID AT FATEHPUR SIKRI

JAMA MASJID, FATEHPUR SIKRI

The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque) in Fatehpur Sikri is a mosque in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, completed

in 1571-5 by Sheikh Salim Chishti.The Imam of the Mosque has been the late Hazrat Shah Muhammad

Mazhar Ullah and now his son Maulvi Mukarram Ahmad leads the prayer.Being the mosque

constructed by the Mughal Emperor,they are referred to as 'Shahi Imams' (Royal Imams)

The rectangular mosque comprises a central nave with a single dome, two colonnaded halls on either

side, with two square chambers crowned with domes. Carved mihrabs adorn the main chamber and

the two smaller rooms.

The mosque marks the phase of transition in Islamic art, as indigenous architectural elements were

blended with Persian elements. The pillared dalan of the facade, the liwan with three arched openings

framed by panels and crowned by five chhatris and the central mihrab adorned with an inlaid mosaic

of stones that are bordered by glazed tiles, and it has golden inscriptions on a royal blue background, a

tribute to this fusion. The interiors of the iwan are adorned with watercolour paintings depicting stylized

floral designs. The dado panels, spandrels of arch and soffits are painted profusely. Unlike other

monuments, where domes are supported on squinches, here corbelled pendentives support the dome.

The Buland Darwaza and the Tomb of Salim Chishti are also a part of the mosque complex.

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

JALIS AT JAMA MASJID

FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALIS AT FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALIS AT FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALIS AT FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALIS AT FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALI CARVINGS ON TAKIA {ELEMENT OF JHAROKHA TO PROVIDE BACK REST}

JALIS AT FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALIS CARVED ON RAILINGS

JALIS AT FATEHPUR SIKRI FORT

JALIS ON RAILINGS

RED FORT, AGRA

JALIS FOUND AT RED FORT AGRA

JALIS AT RED FORT AGRA

DEEG PALACE

DEEG PALACE

The palace complex together with its

water gardens was a summer retreat

for the maharajas of Bharatpur. The

layout comprises several palaces

called bhawans, interwoven within

series of charbaghs and water

gardens. The major Bhawans are

Gopal Bhawan, Divan I Khas or the

Kishan Bhawan, Wrestling palace or

Nand Bhawan, Keshav Bhawan,

Hardev Bhawan, Suraj Bhawan and

symmetrically arranged twin pavilions

of Sawan & Bhadon

JALIS AT DEEG PALACE

JALIS AT DEEG PALACE

JALIS AT DEEG PALACE

JALIS AT DEEG PALACE

JALIS AT DEEG PALACE

SOURCES

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• DEEG PALACE- BHARAT CHUGH AND SHALINI CHUGH

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