Introduction to Indian Architecture

Take a journey through Indian architecture from the dawn of civilization to the present with this colorful, attractive survey. Styles examined here include Hindu, Jain, Mughal (Islamic) and colonial (British) architecture, culminating in landmarks still existent today. Themes such as water architecture and the architecture of science also figure prominently, giving many westerners their first glimpse of these styles. The informative text, complemented by 400 photographs, watercolors, maps and plans, provide compelling evidence of India's influence on building design throughout hist. Introduction; Residential Spaces; Vernacular Architecture; Elements of Space and Decoration; Architecture and Science; Architecture and Water; Water Palaces and Pavilions; Early Architecture; The Vaastu Shastra; Sacred Buddhist Spaces; The Rock-cut Architecture of Ajanta; Building in the Himalayas; Sacred Hindu Architecture; Hindu Rock-cut Temples; The Evolution of the Hindu Temple; The Dravidian Style; The Pancha Ratha at Mamallapuram; The Brihadishwara Temple at Thanjavur; Architecture of the Vijayanagara Dynasty; The Temples of Kerala; Temple Towns of the South; The Nagara Style. The Sun Temple at KonarakThe Nagara Style of Central India; Solanki Architecture; Hoysala Architecture; The Terracotta Temples of Bengal; Sacred Jain Architecture; The Jain Temples of Mount Abu; Sacred Islamic Architecture; The Evolution of Islamic Styles; The Sultanate Style; The Ouwwat-ul-lslam Mosque; The Mughal Style; The Taj Mahal; Later Mughal Architecture; Provincial Styles; Sacred Sikh Architecture; Secular Spaces: The Fort; Secular Spaces: The Palace; The Rajput Fort and Palace; The Gwalior Fort and Palace; The Red Fort at Delhi; Palaces of South India; Fatehpur Sikri. Colonial ArchitectureContents; The Colonial Church; The Colonial Fort; Commemorative Architecture; Civic Buildings; Colonial Bungalows; Indo-Colonial Architecture; Lutyens' Delhi; Modern Architecture and Le Corbusier; Architecture in India Today; Glossary; Bibliography.