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Oasis outpost

Golden City of Jaisalmer, India, shines in blue hour. Oasis in the Thar Desert, Gadisar Lake fills seasonally, with temples near the shore.

#GoldenHourLandscapes #IndianArchitecture #TharDesertOasis

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Get in your steps

A multi-directional staircase, like an M.C. Escher design, was a practical purpose in ancient India as a stepwell to access water during dry periods.

#StepwellsOfIndia #IndianArchitecture #MCEscherInspiration

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Flying colours?

A modern bridge in Ahmedabad, India, designed to resemble traditional kites flown on Makar Sankrānti, a winter celebration.

#KiteFestival #IndianArchitecture #AhmedabadLandmarks

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Lord Ganesha
Hoysaleswara Temple Halebidu, Karnataka, India
12th century CE
Dedicated to Shiva, and built around 1121 CE under King Vishnuvardhana

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#lordshiva #kingvishnuvardhana #indianarchitecture #culture #religion #elephantgod #hinduart #hinduism

✨ Step back in time with our latest photos from
Orchha, India 🇮🇳🛕

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"#KrishnaDevaRaya's Temple"
The Temple With Musical Pillars That STILL Work | Vijayanagara Part 3

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Built for the breeze

Hawa Mahal's pink sandstone façade features a cascading corner with a grid of 953 latticed windows, allowing air to pass through and cool the complex.

#HawaMahal #PinkCity #IndianArchitecture

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India’s royal history lives on through magnificent palaces that showcase regal architecture, antique collections and preserved royal lifestyles.
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#indianpalaces #heritageindia #royalhistory #indianarchitecture #jaipur

9️⃣ While the capital collapsed, this fortress stayed in Hindu hands. Resilience doesn't always make the textbooks.#IndianArchitecture #MilitaryHistory

Gateway of India Mumbai Watercolor - Artful Vision Capture the historical grandeur of India's coastal metropolis with this stunning Gateway of India wall art print. This evocative watercolor painting features the magnificent Gateway of India in Mumbai...

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The Kinetic City & Other Essays by Rahul Mehrotra The Kinetic City & Other Essays by Rahul Mehrotra at isdistribution.com This book presents Rahul Mehrotra's writings over the last thirty years and illustrates his long-term engagement with and analys...

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Balkrishna Doshi by Balkrishna Doshi, edited by Simone Vera Bader Balkrishna Doshi by Balkrishna Doshi, edited by Simone Vera Bader at isdistribution.com Royal Gold Medal 2022 recipient: Balkrishna Doshi<BR /> <BR /> This book presents a curated selection of Balkris...

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Spire of sandstone

A 238ft sandstone tower, built in the 13th century by the Ghurid dynasty in Delhi, India, serving as a symbol of their victory and a minaret for the call to prayer.

#QutbMinar #IndianArchitecture #SandstoneMonuments

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A petal-topped temple

The Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India, is a grand Bahá'í House of Worship with a 9-sided floor plan, modeled after the lotus blossom.

#BahaiTemple #IndianArchitecture #LotusTemple

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Stairway to heaven?

Ancient Indian astronomical tool, a door-like structure at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, built in the 1720s.

#JantarMantar #AstronomicalTools #IndianArchitecture

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#WanderlustIndia #TravelTamilNadu #HistoricTemples

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Get in your steps

Multidirectional staircase in Jaipur, India, a 16th-century stepwell known as Panna Meena Ka Kund, uses geometric architecture to access water during dry periods.

#StepwellsOfIndia #IndianArchitecture #PannaMeenaKaKund

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Flying colours?

A modern bridge in Ahmedabad, India, designed in homage to traditional kites, celebrates Uttarayana festival.

#KiteFestival #IndianArchitecture #GujaratLandmarks

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Fortress over the forests

A 400-foot-high granite fortress, Sigiriya, was a 5th-century seat of power for King Kashyapa I, with a colorful western face once covered in frescoes.

#SigiriyaRock #LionRockFortress #IndianArchitecture

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Built for the breeze

Pink City's Hawa Mahal, a palace with 953 windows, resembles a beehive or crown, allowing air to pass through and cool the complex.

#HawaMahal #IndianArchitecture #BreezePalace

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The Modern Architecture Discourse of Design (1957–1988) through a Postcolonial Lens This research documents how the Indian magazine Design (1957–88), along with magazines like Marg, The Indian Architect, Illustrated Weekly, Femina, and Filmfare, formalized institutions of discourse in Nehruvian modern India. Design emerged as a ‘transnational’1 agent that challenged the idea of imitating the West as a way of bringing Western modernism to India. Instead, it … Continue reading The Modern Architecture Discourse of Design (1957–1988) through a Postcolonial Lens

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Bada Bagh. It is a garden complex located about six kilometers north of Jaisalmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Bada Bagh. It is a garden complex located about six kilometers north of Jaisalmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

#architecture #indianarchitecture #trending #rajasthan #cupolas #heritage #ancient #history #picoftheday

Envie de plonger dans un monde tropical mystérieux, séculaire et inattendu où règne l'éclat perpétuel d'un onirique soleil ?...🌞 #magicalsunset #oniric #indianarchitecture #tropicalplants #designwindow #designproject #propsdesign #oriental #bird #dream #love #spirituality #art #digitalillustration

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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛, 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛, 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

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The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and surrounding gardens is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its domes and minarets, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV's successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850

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Silent Arches: The Gilded Decay "A surreal sunrise unveils the forgotten grandeur of Agra’s ruins." Amid the foggy morning haze of Agra, the fragmented arches of the Shahi Hammam emerge as both remnants of history and surreal art forms. Gilded patterns, reminiscent of intricate jewelry, shimmer faintly on the decayed stone surfaces, catching the warm light of sunrise. The interplay between the soft golden glow and curling tendrils of mist transforms the ruins into a hauntingly beautiful tableau. Cracks and erosion weave together with ethereal light, evoking a dreamlike narrative of time’s passage and enduring elegance. The decayed grandeur stands as a silent witness to centuries gone by, blending opulence with fragility in this surreal composition. December 26, 2024 7:30am Foggy Sunrise (2 of 4) WeatherVaults.SDA.Agra.India.12.26.2024.2.86.-86.LyraFlux

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December 26, 2024 7:30am Foggy Sunrise (2 of 4)

"Silent Arches: The Gilded Decay"

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#agraindia #surrealart #historicalruins #dreamscape #indianarchitecture #foggylandscape #timelessdecay