COMPARE AND CONTRAST JAMI MASJID, DELHI AND JAMI MASJID, FATEHPUR SIKRI

INDO ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

1. INDO ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
JAMI MASJID, DELHI AND JAMI MASJID, FATEHPUR SIKRI
HUMANITIES
KAUSHAL MORE
ROLL NO. 30
SEM 4 B

2. BUILT BY AKBAR
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 1569 -1571
LOCATION FATEHPUR SIKRI
ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCE
RAJASTHANI & INDO
ISLAMICARCHITECTURE
PURPOSE
FRIDAY MOSQUEAND
GATHERING PLACE
MATERIALS
SANDSTONE, WHITE
MARBLE & BUFF
SANDSTOSIKRI NE
BUILT BY SHAH JAHAN
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 1650 -1656
LOCATION DELHI
ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCE INDO-ISLAMIC
PURPOSE
MOSQUE FOR FRIDAY
PRAYER
MATERIALS
RED SANDSTONE, MARBLE
& BLACK MARBLE
JAMI MASJID, SIKRI JAMI MASJID, DELHI

3. JAMI MASJID, SIKRI JAMI MASJID, DELHI
1.MOSQUE
2.BULAND DARWAZA (SOUTH GATE)
3.TOMB OF SALIM CHISHTI
4.ISLAM KHAN MAUSOLEUM
JAMI MASJID OF SIKRI IS A COMPLEX OF
4 MONUMENTS
1.MOSQUE
2.COURTYARD
JAMI MASJID OF DELHI IS DIVIDED INTO
TWO PARTS
•RECTANGULARPLAN FORM
•HAS 2GATEWAYS
•SOUTH GATE (BULAND DARWAZA) HAS 40 STEPS
•MOSQUE ISPROJECTING OUTWARDSFROM THE OUTER WALL
•MINARETSPRESENT ON TWO OF THE EDGESOF WALL PROJECTINGOUT
•MAINENRTYIS FROM SOUTHGATEi.e. BULANDDARWAZA
•SQUAREPLAN FORM
•HAS 3 GATEWAYS
oNORTH GATE HAS 39 STEPS
oSOUTH GATE HAS 33 STEPS
oEAST GATE HAS 35 STEPS
•MOSQUE ISFLUSHEDWITH THE OUTER WALL
•MINARETSARE FLUSHEDWITH OUTER WALLS AND ARE TOPPED WITH CHATTRIS
•MAINENRTYIS FROM EASTIGATEi.e. ROYAL GATEWAY
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2
3
4
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2

4. 1.MOSQUE
2.CENTRAL DOME
3.SPIRE
4.KALASA
5.CLOISTER
6.MINARET
7.CHATTRI
8.NORTH GATE
9.EAST GATE
10.BULAND DARWAZA (SOUTH GATE)
11.TOMB OF SALIM CHISHTI
12.ISLAM KHAN MAUSOLEUM
JAMI MASJID, SIKRI
1.MINARS
2.MOSQUE
3.CENTRAL DOME
4.SPIRE
5.KALASA
6.CLOISTER
7.MINARET
8.BULBOUS DOME SHAPED CHATTRI
9.NORTH GATE
10.EAST GATE
11.SOUTH GATE
12.WATER TANK
JAMI MASJID, DELHI
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2
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12
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2
5
1
4
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5. JAMI MASJID, DELHI
JAMI MASJID, SIKRI
CHATTRIS
ALTERNATE OGEE ARCHES
WITH DIFFERENT SPANS
SLOPING EAVES
MERLON FRINGED PARAPET
ORNAMETATION IN WHITE
MARBLE
MULTI FOIL ARCHES WITH
EQUAL SPAN
COMPARISON OF QIBLA WALL

6. JAMI MASJID, DELHI
JAMI MASJID, SIKRI
COMPARISON OF FACADE
CHATTRIS
GULDASTA (SPIRE)
BULBOUS DOME
REFINED VERSION OF ONION DOME
MINARETS
RECESSED MULTI FOIL ARCHE
3 ENTRANCE ARCHES
RECESSED OGEE ARCH
MULTI FOIL ARCHED ENTRANCE
5 ARCHES IN FACADE
1.DOME
•SANDSTONE PLASTERED WITH LIME
•FLATTENED BULBOUS (ONION) DOME
•DOMES ARE RESTED ON DRUM
•DOMES ARE SUPPORTED ONLY BY CORBELLED
PENDENTIVES
1.DOME
•MADE OF MARBLE
•CROWNED BY FILIAL MADE OF GOLD
•REFINED VERSION OF BULBOUS
DOME
•DOME IS SUPPORTED ONLY BY
SQUINCHES
2. MINARETS
•3 STOREYED MINARET
•TOPPED BY CUPOLA / CHATTRI
•HAS BALCONY ON EACH STOREY
2. MINARETS
•MINARETS ARE ABSENT IN MOSQUE
3. ORNAMENTATION
•70% RED SANDSTONE & 30% MARBLE USED
3. ORNAMENTATION
•40% RED SANDSTONE & 60% MARBLE
USED
3. GULDASTA/SPIRE
•TOPPED WITH KALASA OR FILIAL
3. GULDASTA/SPIRE
•TOPPED WITH CUPOLA OR CHATTRI