The gardens of Mughals gardens were spread over a very large area. There was a large variety of flowers. They were well-decorated and protected. But the garden in my neighbourhood is not so large. Everyone has easy access to this garden. So the flowers are not safe. Thus, we don’t find any similarities.
There is a very busy chowk in my village. We find there a statue of Subhash Chandra Bose and hence this chowk is known as Subhash Chowk. Subhash Chandra Bose was such a great person that he dared to challenge the British empire by forming his own army. He is now no more but his …
Such buildings were usually constructed as a matter of pride in old days. It was very difficult to construct them but they were made possible with the help of skilled masons and labourers. Such buildings took a very long time and a number of labourers to be constructed. But now as technologies have advanced, we …
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The constructions of kings and their courtiers were different in the past in the following ways: Safety and security was a major consideration. Diwan-i am was constructed for the general public. The constructions were carried out on uplands and surrounded by water bodies.
The Yamuna played the following role in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad. The palace was commanded by the riverfront. Only the specially favoured nobles like Dara Shukoh were given access to the river. All others had to construct their houses far away from the river Yamuna.
The Diwan-i am of the Mughal court suggested that justice was made for all in an equal way. The construction of Shah Jahan’s audience hall was designed to communicate that the king’s justice was equal for the high and the low. Its aim was to create a world where all could live together in harmony. …
Shah Jahan’s diwan-i khas was designed in such a way that it fused together in a grand harmonious synthesis. It was carefully planned. It was placed within a large courtyard. Behind the emperor’s throne there were a series of pietra-dura inlays. It depicted the legendiy god Orpheus playing the lute. The diwan-e khas was aimed to …
The temples communicated the importance of a king in the following manner: Name of the temples and the king were almost similar Examples: King: Rajarajadeva. Temple: Rajarajeshvara. God: Rajarajeshvaram The main Gods were identical in name with the kings. Lesser deities were gods and goddesses of the allies and subordinates of the ruler. Temple was the miniature model of …
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Mughal Chahar bagh consists of four gardens. These gardens are placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels.
Pietra-dura is the inlays (a series of pictures) that depicted the legendary Greek god Orpheus playing the flute.
