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2. The buildings at Malwa are ____________ and the temples of Varadarajaswami and
____________ . Ekambaranathar at Kanchipuram, and in the
3. Iltutmish completed the construction of the Jambukeswara Temple near Tiruchirapalli.
____________ .
MUGHAL PERIOD
4. ____________ built a magnificent tank near Siri
in the old Delhi city. The Mughal rulers were interested in fine arts,
including architecture. This was the reason that all
HINDU ARCHITECTURE fine arts flourished during their rule. Mughal
architecture is a mixture of Islamic architecture of
In northern India, only Rajasthan was untouched Central Asia and Hindu architecture of India.
by the Muslim influence, so we find specimens of
Akbar started this trend in India. Architecture in
Hindu architecture there. In south India, we find India blended both styles even before Akbar, but it
Hindu architecture in Vijayanagara kingdom.
reached its perfection during his rule. Because he
Rajasthan gave freedom to the Hindu and Muslim architects,
this style came to be known as Mughal
Rana Kumbha of Mewar built many forts, palaces
architecture.
and other buildings, the most important of them
are the Kumbhalgarh Fort and the Kirti Stambha Some of the basic features of Mughal architecture
(Tower of Victory). It is built by red sandstone and were domes, high minarets, mehrabs, pillars, open
white marble. There is another tower named Jain courtyards etc. During the early Mughal period,
Stambha at Chittor. red sandstone was used for the construction, but
later, marble replaced red sandstone and
emphasis was laid on beautifying buildings with
colourful patterns, gold and silver work and
minute carvings.

Info Bits
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A baoli is a stepped water tank which was used to

Kirti Stambha Jain Stambha in Chittor store rainwater for use during other seasons. A
baoli also worked as a bath for the royal families.
Vijayanagara Kingdom

The rulers of Vijayanagara erected tall and Babur
massive gopurams (gateways) and mandapas
(prayer halls) in the temples. The Kalyana Babur had a good architectural taste, but he did
not have time for large buildings, so he
Mandapam at Vellore has been described to be
constructed only small buildings like fountains,
the richest and most beautiful structure of its kind.
Similar beautiful mandapams were constructed in baths, wells etc., and all these have not withstood
the vagaries of time. We find only three mosques
built by him, two of them are in India—at Panipat
and Sambal .

Just Think!

Why architectures are an important source of
history?
Jambukeswara Temple near Varadarajaswami Temple
Tiruchirapalli in Kanchipuram
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