Thursday, January 21, 2016

Sarkhej Roza - Tomb of Sheikh Ahmed Khattu, Ahmedabad

The Sarkhej Roza Complex at Ahmedabad has various interesting structures. One among them is the early 15th century structure the Tomb of Sheikh Ahmed Khattu Ganj Baksh. 



Roofed by a large central dome, it is surrounded by rows of 13 domes on each side. The central square, on which the dome stands has double pillars. 




The architecture is based on both Islamic and Hindu principles. While the ringed domes, the profusion of pillars and brackets follow the Islamic genre, much of the ornamentation and motifs have Hindu designs.



The walls are panelled with trellised windows of perforated stone works in a variety of designs. 

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful creation and the perforated windows are gorgeous, Rajesh!...:)JP

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  2. Loved the panel designs and you captured it so well! Beautiful capture on the structure

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  3. I like this structure very much.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  4. What a beauty, great shots!

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  5. beautiful window designs. Have a lovely weekend.

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  6. What beautiful, intricate architecture. The trellised windows are stunning with different designs.

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  7. There are so many beautiful buildings in your country, Rajesh.
    K

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  8. a nicely ventilated tomb.

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  9. Those are wonderful windows!! How different they are from what we have here. I love the varied designs in each one.

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  10. Incredibly interesting architecture in India!

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  11. Impressive building ! Wants to defy time !

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  12. Nice combo of islamic and hindu architecture,beautiful pictures

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  13. Nice to see this structure, glad knowing it has Hindu and Islamic cultural mix!

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  14. Wonderful ornamentations! Gorgeous to see such beauty of art! Greetings!

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  15. Really awesome pictures with great locations wonderful share

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