Indian Architecture
Architecture of India
Sten Ütsmüts
11D
2011
Topics
Cave Architecture
Indo-Islamic Architecture
Colonial Architecture
Modern Architecture
Cave Architecture
History goes back to 300 BC;
Places of worship and residence;
Built by generations of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monks
Ajanta (200 BC to 650 AD)
Ellora (600 and 1000 AD )
Kailasa Temple
Ajanta caves
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Ajanta_
Ellora caves
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/india/ellora-caves-photos/view-cc-shok.jpg
Kailasa Temple
Represents Mt. Kailasa, home of god Shiva;
Largest monolithic structure in the world;
200 000 tons of removed rocks;
2x the area of Parthenon and 1,5 times higher;
7000 labourers;
150 years.
Kailasa Temple
Indo -Islamic Architecture
Muslims in medieval time
Imperial styl...