BARA GUMBAD MOSQUE .. LODI GARDEN by SNAKEY
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Description
This is the inside of 'Bara Gumbad' Mosques in
Lodi Garden, New Delhi.
Some details.....
About 300m northeast of Muhammad Shah's tomb in
Lodi Garden lies the Bara-Gumbad, a square tomb
with an imposing dome, turrets on corners and
facades possessing a semblance of being double-storeyed. Arches and bracket-and-lintel beams are
both used as spans here.
Adjoining the Bara-Gumbad on the west is the mosque, known as the 'Bara-Gumbad mosque',
which appears to have been erected as an adjunct to the tomb. Built with ashlar stone, the
front of its rectangular prayer-hall is
faced by five arched openings, the central
one sited in a projecting frame.
Over the arches runs a chhajja. The three central
bays of the hall are surmounted by low domes,
the end-bays being covered by flat roofs. Oriel windows projecting on its north, south and on the west from the back of the minhrab bay, are
features, which distinguish the early Mughal mosques. The rear corners and the side of the minhrab-projection are occupied by tapering minarets in the Tughluq style but seem to anticipate the octagonal towers of the early Mughal and Sur periods.
The mosque is profusely ornamented with coloured tiles and with foliage and Quranic inscriptions wrought in incised and painted plaster. The raised platform in the centre of its courtyard is believed to have contained the grave of its builder, but is more likely to be a small tank for ablution of those offering prayers.
The mosque was built in 900 A.H. (1494) during the reign of Sikandar Lodi, as seen from the inscription over the southern minhrab. It occupies an important place in the development of the Mughal mosque. The dominating position of the Bara-Gumbad and the present absence of a grave inside it has misled some scholars to believe that it was raised as a gateway to the mosque. The long hall in front of the prayer-hall appears to have been raised at a later date as a 'Mihman-Khana' or guesthouse.
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SNAKEY
Comments (19)
erlandpil
Good picture
rainbows
Beauty beyond belief! Super photo. I should love to walk here. The flag stones look warm! The eye is lead to the green of the garden, beyond. I say thank you, Snakey....
Apophis906
Wow thats some site, what an awesome photo here.
-GaWa-
This is a Mosques of great beauty, spirit and serenity. Thank you for sharing.
louly
Beautiful!
parb1194
Wonderful POV of this splendid architecture. Well done indeed!!!!!
soulofharmony
Outstanding and beautiful... perfect rend..:)
babuci
Fantastic use of a side natural light make a carving so visible! Hope you will post some more pic. I like your explane of a surranding area.Thx to share!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Extraordinary architecture so well captured. Like it so very much !
Blush
Extraordinarly beautiful my eyes immediately took to the arches and the greenry beyond the door this place is so tranquil and serene looking Beautiful sweetie Vote n hugs Susan~
danob
A very impressive Image Raj!!
nongo
Most excellent Raj!!! I love the feeling captured here too!!!!!! great details too!!!!!
kimariehere
amazing photography i am very impressed with the light contrat and architecture here!! AWESOME !! V!
MaydaMason
wonderful perspective of this amazing place!
sharky_
Interesting and beautiful capture. Aloha
claudialee
What a great picture. One can only guess how many years it took to build this beautiful mosque.
Chaos911
wow, fantastic shot!!!! i love it!!!! :)
WiserAngel
what an absolutely stunning piece of architecture. It's so detailed and beautiful!! I love the perspective you took the photo from as well. Excellent work !
jcv2
Impressive story, Raj! Love the perspective here, all those wonderful arches! Gorgeous work, very beautiful!