Venue : Lal Gumbad, Panchsheel Park
Time : 7:30 am
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17/08/2019 07:30
17/08/2019 10:00
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WALK : Exploring Delhi of the Khiljis and the Tughlaks - III
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Lal Gumbad, Maharishi Dayanand Marg, Lal Gumbad Basti, Sadhna Enclave, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi, Delhi 110017
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Duration: About 2-2.5 hours
Entry : Free
Contact : 9810138020
Note: Request everyone to carry water, given the weather currently being experienced.
Meeting Point : In front of the structure called the Lal Gumbad, in Malviya Nagar. There is a Bajaj motorcycle dealership in front of this, which could be a landmark.
Outline Plan: This will be a combination of walk and drive. After Malviya Nagar, we drive towards Saket. Using a mix of any of our own vehicles that are handy and cabs.
Entry : Free
Contact : 9810138020
Note: Request everyone to carry water, given the weather currently being experienced.
Venue : Lal Gumbad, Maharishi Dayanand Marg, Lal Gumbad Basti, Sadhna Enclave, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi, Delhi 110017
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Stations - Hauz Khas ('Yellow Line' & 'Magenta Line')
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Stations - Hauz Khas ('Yellow Line' & 'Magenta Line')
Meeting Point : In front of the structure called the Lal Gumbad, in Malviya Nagar. There is a Bajaj motorcycle dealership in front of this, which could be a landmark.
Outline Plan: This will be a combination of walk and drive. After Malviya Nagar, we drive towards Saket. Using a mix of any of our own vehicles that are handy and cabs.
Event Description : Beyond the massive ramparts of Tughlakabad, the monuments built by the Tughlaks and the Khiljis are perhaps the least known aspect of Delhi’s Islamic heritage. We’ve been exploring them over the last two months and this will continue on the 17th of August.
As these walks go on, we will now begin to see a gradual change in architectural style.
There was a point in the Khilji and early Tughlak periods where there is clear evidence of reuse of temple remains to build their structures, but during the peak of the Tughlak rule, the use of large stone and more massive structures came into being.
One reason may have been the growing threat of a Mongol attack and the other may have been that temples – a readily available source of building material – had already been destroyed.
There is also a great deal of evidence that the architecture of the Delhi Sultanate both
exported its influence outside its realms and influences from outside came into the capital. While Muhammad Tughlak’s misadventure of dragging his court and populace to the Deccan was short-lived, what was left behind was the architectural influence of Delhi, later seen in the Bahamani kingdoms of that region. The use of multiple domes – seen in the pictures below – was one such feature.
Once Firuz Tughlak (reign 1351-1388) was firmly established on his throne, he did not just attack the Hindu temple of Odisha but also devastated the Islamic kingdom of Jaunpur, and the artisans brought in from there were deployed on structures in the capital. There is clear evidence of a major change in mosque architecture in the last quarter of the 14 th century. More embellishment and decorative feature crept in.
Did the Jaunpur artisans trigger this change?
While we have no way of clearly knowing this, the structures make for interesting observation. Some of these changing styles will be observed during the walk. Looking forward to an enjoyable walk next Saturday.
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As these walks go on, we will now begin to see a gradual change in architectural style.
There was a point in the Khilji and early Tughlak periods where there is clear evidence of reuse of temple remains to build their structures, but during the peak of the Tughlak rule, the use of large stone and more massive structures came into being.
One reason may have been the growing threat of a Mongol attack and the other may have been that temples – a readily available source of building material – had already been destroyed.
There is also a great deal of evidence that the architecture of the Delhi Sultanate both
exported its influence outside its realms and influences from outside came into the capital. While Muhammad Tughlak’s misadventure of dragging his court and populace to the Deccan was short-lived, what was left behind was the architectural influence of Delhi, later seen in the Bahamani kingdoms of that region. The use of multiple domes – seen in the pictures below – was one such feature.
Once Firuz Tughlak (reign 1351-1388) was firmly established on his throne, he did not just attack the Hindu temple of Odisha but also devastated the Islamic kingdom of Jaunpur, and the artisans brought in from there were deployed on structures in the capital. There is clear evidence of a major change in mosque architecture in the last quarter of the 14 th century. More embellishment and decorative feature crept in.
Did the Jaunpur artisans trigger this change?
While we have no way of clearly knowing this, the structures make for interesting observation. Some of these changing styles will be observed during the walk. Looking forward to an enjoyable walk next Saturday.
Related Events : Heatlh | Walks | History
WALK : Exploring Delhi of the Khiljis and the Tughlaks - III > 7:30am on 17th August 2019
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