FAH392H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Architecture Of India, High Standard Manufacturing Company, Ajmer
8 May 2020
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Week 8 - styles for the raj: gothic revival and indo-saracenic buildings. Thomas r. metcalf, architecture and the representation of empire: india, 1860 1910, . Why was the choice of architectural style important to the british in late nineteenth- century india: buildings must hold up high standard of european art, as symbols of european presence to the natives. Renaissance of fort st. george to greek revivalism of the. Banqueting hall and collectorate: calcutta was a city of gleaming white palaces , Census, archeological survey, ethnological surveys: wide range of india"s architectural heritage became known for first time to the west, fergusson"s book, history of indian and eastern. Preeti chopra, a joint enterprise: indian elites and the making of british bombay, minneapolis and london: university of minnesota press, 2011, anglo-indian architecture and the meaning of its styles, 31 72. What were two of the most important professions involved in creating buildings in.
