Mulik Alum's Mosque, View of the Malik Alam Mosque in Ahmedabad, photograph, page, number: '10.', inscription: 'D2', photographer: Thomas Biggs, Ahmedabad (city), c. 1856 - in or before 1866, Thomas Biggs, photographer, Gujarat, paper, albumen print, height 149 mm x width 201 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, Malik Alam Mosque, An ornate stone gateway with two cylindrical towers flanking a central arched entrance is shown, featuring carved decorative bands and sculptural details on the towers and surrounding walls; a small pavilion-like structure sits above the arch supported by columns, and domed roofs and colonnaded walkways extend to either side; the foreground shows sparse vegetation and rough ground leading up to the base of the structure, and the image has a high contrast, sepia-toned appearance.
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Mulik Alum's Mosque, View of the Malik Alam Mosque in Ahmedabad, photograph, page, number: '10.', inscription: 'D2', photographer: Thomas Biggs, Ahmedabad (city), c. 1856 - in or before 1866, Thomas Biggs, photographer, Gujarat, paper, albumen print, height 149 mm x width 201 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, Malik Alam Mosque, An ornate stone gateway with two cylindrical towers flanking a central arched entrance is shown, featuring carved decorative bands and sculptural details on the towers and surrounding walls; a small pavilion-like structure sits above the arch supported by columns, and domed roofs and colonnaded walkways extend to either side; the foreground shows sparse vegetation and rough ground leading up to the base of the structure, and the image has a high contrast, sepia-toned appearance.

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Mulik Alum's Mosque View Malik Alam Mosque Ahmedabad photograph page number 10 inscription D2 photographer Thomas Biggs city c 1856 - 1866 Gujarat paper albumen print height 149 mm x width 201 mm temple shrine Islam Mohammedanism ornate stone gateway two cylindrical towers flanking central arched entrance shown featuring carved decorative bands sculptural details towers surrounding walls small pavilion- structure sits arch supported columns domed roofs colonnaded walkways extend side foreground sparse vegetation rough ground leading up base structure image high contrast sepia-toned appearance

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