Caption

View of a mosque at Sarkhej Roza near Ahmedabad, Sirkhej.- The Mosque, fro the North-east, photograph, page, number: '48.', photographer: Thomas Biggs, Sarkhej Roza, c. 1856 - in or before 1866, Gujarat, paper, albumen print, height 136 mm x width 187 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, A long colonnaded building with a series of tall, evenly spaced pillars supporting a horizontal entablature and a row of domed roofs above, the domes topped with small finials and showing visible surface patterns, an open arcade beneath the entablature with shadowed recesses and visible architectural details on the pillars and arches, a broad open ground in front with faint textured paths across it, and a person seated near one end of the colonnade.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_260

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Rights managed

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34.2Mb (4.1Mb) / 13.9in x 9.6in / 4166 x 2872 (300dpi)

Keywords

View mosque Sarkhej Roza near Ahmedabad Sirkhej.- Mosque fro North-east photograph page number 48 photographer Thomas Biggs Sarkhej Roza c 1856 - 1866 Gujarat paper albumen print height 136 mm x width 187 mm temple shrine Islam Mohammedanism long colonnaded building series tall evenly spaced pillars supporting horizontal entablature row domed roofs domes topped small finials showing visible surface patterns open arcade beneath entablature shadowed recesses visible architectural details pillars arches broad open ground front faint textured paths across person seated near colonnade