BARA GUMBAD MOSQUE = II by SNAKEY
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Description
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 (14)
erlandpil
Good capture picture
cbender
lots of details to look at... well captured!
TwoPynts
Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Such detail and sense of age. The history is amazing as well.
SoulSearcherr
oh wow..I want soooooooooooo much to get to visit there..beautiful
Apophis906
Wow awesome shot here for sure.
jocko500
thanks for the veiw. this is super and the history too
claudialee
Amazing structure and very nice photograph. HUGS!!!
firestorm
wonderful capture and superb details :)
sharky_
Interesting capture of this tomb. It has many years to its name. Excellent shot. Aloha
jcv2
Wow, all those stunning details, it's breathtaking to see all this! Fabulous work, Raj!
PeeWee05
Interesting info! Tx
parb1194
Beautiful old and interesting architecture.
morin3000
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Mousson
wonderful capture !!!