fatehpur sikri

fatehpur sikri

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  PLANNING OF FATEHPURSIKRI By- NIDA HAQUE B.ARCH III YEAR
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   Fatehpur Sikriis a palace complex, built by the Mughal Emperor Jalal’ud-Din Muhammad Akbar (reg.1556-1605), son of Humayun and grandson of Babur.  Abandoned city in northern India founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1571.  The palace complex is situated on the ridge of a hill about 40 meters in height by the side of an artificial lake.  The city touches the easternmost tip of Rajasthan and is located on the main route between Agra  There were two main phases of construction for the complex: 1572 to 1575, when the main buildings were raised and finished, and 1575 to 1585, when passages and corridors where added to the existing buildings according to the needs of the Emperor and his family  The whole complex is spread in three plateaus on receding levels with respect to the topography of the ridge. The mosque complex is located on the uppermost level of the ridge, and consists of the Great Mosque (Jami Masjid, with the tomb of Shaykh Salim Chisti incorporated into its courtyard), which dominates the entire architectural composition by means of its size, and a small palatial complex called the Nayabad quarter (including the Rang Mahal).
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   The palacecomplex is laid out on the two lower platforms, covering approximately 250 square meters  The buildings of the complex can be grouped in two main zones. The middle plateau is the most private, housing the residential buildings: the northern palace (Birbal's Palace), the Shaqh-i Isbal (Jodh Bai’s Palace), the Sonahra Makan (Miriam’s Palace), the guest house (hospitalia) and the stables (Shahi Bazar and Mina Bazar).  The lowest plateau is occupied by the public and semi-public areas of the palace complex, comprising the public audience hall (Diwan-i 'Am), the (attributed) private audience hall (Diwan-i Khass), the Ank Michauli and Astrologer’s Seat, the Panj Mahal, the imperial apartments (Khwabgah), the royal quarters (Daulat Khana), including the library (Kutubkhana), the state archives (Daftar Khana), the Anup Talao pavilion and the storage house (Abdar Khana). Most of the buildings of the public and semi-public area face east, while the Khwabgah faces north.  The first major structure built at the site was Jami Masjid (congregational mosque) which was completed in 1571 the year  At the time of its construction it was the biggest mosque in India measuring 160 m east- west by 130 m north-south. The central courtyard is surrounded by arcades of pointed arches which lead into small cell-like rooms. The centre of the west of the courtyard is dominated by the sanctuary which has a huge central iwan leading on to a domed area in front of the main mihrab. Either side of the central dome are two smaller domes each covering the area in front of a smaller mihrab
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  Fatehpur Sikri Live map 1-Entrance (Diwan-i-Amm) 2- Diwan-i-Khass 3- Daulat Khana 4- Astrologer's Seat 5- Panch Mahal 6- Anup Talao 7- House of the Turkish Sultana 8- House of Miriam 9- Palace of Jodh Bai 10- Garden 11- House of Birbal 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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  Diwan-i Khass, FatehpurSikri PLAN SECTION
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  11-Jami Masjid