THE VERTICAL STUDIO
CONTENTS THE VERTICAL STUDIO
01 The Prep Up 02 The Travel 03 The Vertical Studio 04 Sushant School of Architecture 05 Gurgaon 06 The Master’s 07 The Design Challenge 08 The Concert 09 Jaipur - A session 10 (ART)ITECTURE 12 The Presentation 13 The Feedbacks THE DELHI TOUR
14 Dilwale Ki Dilli 15 Qutub Minar 16 Humayun’s Tomb 17 Hauz Kaus 18 Jantar Mantar 19 Red Fort 20 Rajghat 21 Counnaught Place 22 The Lotus Temple 23 Kiran Nader Museum 24 Rashtrapati Bhavan JAIPUR
22 The Pink City 23 The City Palace 24 The Amber Fort 25 The Nahagarh Fort AJMER
26 The City of Ajmer 27 Di Din ka Chopda 28 The Akbari Fort THE MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
29 The Campus Visit 30 Architecture - A session THE AGRA
31 The Taj Mahal 32 The Red Fort 33 The Fatehpur Sikiri 34 Asli Pappu Restaurant A Case Study
Dr. Vibuti Sachdev Dean & Professor Sushant School of Architecture
Dr Sachdev is an authority on Vastu Vidya (India’s traditional architectural theory). Many of her publications concern this or related knowledge systems, and their expression in architecture and art. She has worked extensively on the city of Jaipur, focusing on its architecture and craft traditions. Of the four books she has written, she is the co-author of two books on the city. Building Jaipur (2002) uses Jaipur as a test case for exploring changes in planning theory and practice in India between the precolonial and post-modern eras. Jaipur City Palace (2008) discusses both the visual and social cultures of the city’s primary former royal residence. Since publishing these books, Dr Sachdev has been a consultant on the restoration of the Jal Mahal in Jaipur, was the design curator for the artwork of its pavilions and the co-curator of the exhibition ‘Painted Pleasures’. Her latest book is on the Festivals at the Jaipur Court. She joined Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Ansal University in 2014 and continues here as Dean of SSAA , and as the Director of the AU’s Creative Cluster of Architecture, Planning and Design.
Ar. Himanshu Sanghani
Associate Dean & Associate Professor Sushant School of Architecture Ar. Himanshu Sanghani, completed his B.Arch from Indian Education from Society College of Architecture, Mumbai; Masters in Environmental Architecture from Rachna Sansad Institute of Environmental Architecture, Mumbai and Masters in Environmental Engineering & Sustainable Infrastructure from Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (pronounced as Yog-skolan), Sweden. Mr. Himanshu is a Programme and Policy Analyst and an Architect. He has worked with World Bank, International Finance Corporation, German Government, UN, and assisted them in facilitating their programmes from ‘Promoting Clean Energy’ to ‘Women’s Safety Issue in New Delhi’.
Ar. Shahir Ahamed
Ar. Chandra Vadhana
Ar. Shahir Ahamed K is an architect with Masters in Building Management and also been involved various rural documentation projects across Tamilnadu based on five land forms of ancient Tamil literature, documenting micro and macro levels of village in the aspects of Socio-economic and Vernacular techniques.
Ar. Chandravadhana is an Architect & Urban Planner, a graduate from School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada. She has been part of various sustainable projects in the field of architecture. She is involved in various Projects with Puducherry forest department with special focus on restoration of water bodies of eco sensitive zones.
Assistant Professor RVS Chennai
Assistant Professor RVS Chennai
Ar. Aruna Bharadwaj Professor B. Arch , M Ekistics, PhD. Scholar
S ushant S chool o f
Architecture MENTORS
Ar. Bhawna Dandona Professor B. Arch , Msc. Historic Preservation
Ar. Ekta Gyani Professor B. Arch , M Arch Landscape
Ar. Pooja Lalit Kumar Associate Professor B. Arch , M Ekistics,
Ar. Parul Munjal Associate Professor B. Arch , M Arch Architectural Conservation, PhD.
Ar. Nidhi Dandona Associate Professor - SSOA B. Arch , M Arch Urban Design
“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness”
Frank O Gehry
Ar. Sagar Gupta
Rahat Varma Profile Assistant Professor Education B. Arch, M. Arch, PhD Scholar (2021)
Ar. Rahat Varma
Assistant Professor B. Arch , Masters in Urban & Rural Planning, Masters Sandwich scholar Urban Planning & Design
Assistant Professor B. Arch , M Arch, PhD Scholar
Ar. Suruchi Shah
Ar. Tanya Agarwal
Assistant Professor B. Arch , M Arch ARchitectural Conservation, PhD Scholar
Assistant Professor B. Arch , MURP
Ar. Samruddhi Bhalerao
Ar. Sobia Ahsan
Assistant Professor B. Arch , M Arch PhD Scholar
Assistant Professor B. Arch , M Arch, Urban Regeneration
Ar. Karthikeya Chandra
Ar. Mohd Anees
Assistant Professor BFA Painting, MFA Painting
Assistant Professor B. Arch , M. Ekistics
The Prep Up The Chennai Chapter T H E
P I TSTOP
DESIGN
The fourth semester design studio project pitstop design was introduced to the students in the Quarantine Gurukulam at the beginning of the semester. The students underwent an intensive learning curve during the two week pilot study where the students went through various activities such as sharing their experience, creating a storyboard, enacting a skit In order to understand the experiences of various travellers scenarios. As a part of the pilot study they also underwent a session with our principal Amutha K in enhancing their skills.
The Travel EXPLORING THE NORTH
The Vertical Studio
The students were welcomed at Sushant school of architecture by the Dean of student affairs Mr Laurent. We had a very warm welcome at the institution and the Dean explained about life at Sushant school of architecture. We found a warm welcome and feel at home which made the students get accustomed to the environment. The second half of the day was spent around the campus we were waiting at the amphitheatre to meet up with the faculties of architecture department. The associate dean Mr Himanshu Sangani welcomed us to the department and let the students to the campus tour of the university the students were thrilled to experience the new campus and it was refreshing for them to work in a new environment after a long gap of lockdown scenario.
The Introduction Meeting New People
The Campus Tour The Infrastructure facilities at Sushant school of architecture were very interesting and we went around various laboratories and workshops which increase the inquisitiveness of the students. We Met with various heads of the department including the Dean academics architect Bidhuri who extended her warm welcome on behalf of the institution. After the campus tour we had an interesting introduction session with the urban design studio faculties architect Aruna Bhardwaj and architect Sagar Gupta who explained about the urban studio brief word by the fourth year students of SSOA. The session through a limelight on the urban design concepts to the students who are very new to them and also was very interesting for them to explore the new concepts
The Campus Tour The New Place
GURGAON GURGAON
The Inter Urban Studio
The forenoon session was engaged in the students of the SSOA presenting the work of their urban studio which gave an elaborate insight of what an urban studio is actually. The session was very interactive for the students and very able to understand the nuances of the urban studio through peer learning.
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“Understanding the physical setting and the location significance”
P ERMANACE
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“A critical study on the connectivity in and around Gurgaon.”
NETWORKS
INVESTMENTS “Understanding the on going projects and the upcoming projects on the development of the infrastructure facilities of the city.”
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“Understanding the stakeholders of the city and their role in the policy and decision making of the city rules. “
STAKEHOLDERS
A PEEP INTO MASTER’S Mentor : Ar. Ekta Gyani B. Arch , M Arch,PhD Scholar
INTERIOR DESIGN
The Outlook This programme identifies the role of Interior architecture as a specialist discipline of its own with a clear body of knowledge. It is an architecturally oriented programme with emphasis on spatial design as well as embellishments. The programme aligns with the core values of SSAA with the focus on critical thinking, aesthetics, sustainability and heritage.
Mentor : Ar. Ekta Gyani B. Arch , M Arch Landscape
The Outlook
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
The program will endeavour to establish the importance of the role of landscape architects as stewards of the land, that strive to achieve the highest quality in the built and natural landscapes. The programme holds strong connections to regional planning, urban design, heritage, environmental resilience and architecture, in order to produce professionals capable of responding to the challenges found at the intersection of design, culture, urbanization, and ecology.
ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
Mentor : Ar. Parul Munjal. B.Arch , M Arch Architectural Conservation, PhD.
An Insight The vast built heritage resource in the country is suffering due to disconnect between the role of the layperson and the expert in identifying what is heritage and engaging with it. The premise of the programme is to make built heritage relevant in the present context and intertwined into the everyday lives of communities; along with involvement of private investors, government as well as non governmental agencies.
PEEK A BOO The Master’s Session
The afternoon session was introduced with the majors of Masters program taught at Sushant school of architecture. The students and mentors of various master program give the students a briefing on what the Masters program is. Each and every major was unique in nature and the students shared their experience in how they chose the majors of masters and the mentors of the Masters explained how it would help them practice their passion.
Mentor : Ar. Sagar Gupta B. Arch , Masters in Urban & Rural Planning, Masters Sandwich scholar Urban Planning & Design
An Overview The programme identifies the role of the urban designer in redefining the 21st century urban landscape, it develops new paradigms of research, practice and pedagogy to meet the challenges of urbanization with the focus on sustainability and heritage. It aims to alter the very thinking and approach with which we look at urban design in India, and intends to create thought leaders who will pave the way for other developing countries to follow suit.
URBAN DESIGN
THE DESIGN CHALLENGE
LET’S DESIGN TOGETHER
THE COMPETITION The Day three was the design challenge for the students which was conducted by the students of SSOA. The students of SSOA came up with an interesting brief where students are to design and installation at the campus along with the students of SSOA. A team of 10 Participated where the students from the second year of RVS Chennai joined hands with the students of third year from the SSOA to design an installation or an architectural element at four different places across the campus.
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THE SITES THINK - INNOVATE - DESIGN
The Winners & Special Mention
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1. Bharani (RVS Chennai) 2. Geerna (RVS Chennai) 3. Rohan (RVS Chennai) 4. Subhash(RVS Chennai) 5. Geethanjanli (SSOA) 6. Aamrit (SSOA)
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THE SPL MENTION 1. Vishnu (RVS Chennai) 2. Suhail (RVS Chennai) 3. Subhashini (RVS Chennai) 4. Priyadarshini(RVS Chennai) 5. Subhash (SSOA) 6. Subhash (SSOA)
01 GAZEBO WALL This place is just a wall painted with attractive colours since this place is just opposite to the gazebo it’s named as The Gazebo wall most of the part of this place is open only the roof is covered. This place is more shady and cool than the other place.
The place just outside the library has a good view in a circular form can accomodate 40 to 45 people in it. This place has no roof on it top which is open to the sky and connected directly to the atmosphere and it is near the old OAT which is much bigger than this place.
OPEN AIR THEARTRE
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DESIGN CHALLENGE
Let’s Design Together
LIFT LOBBY
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This lift lobby is located In the third floor of the architecture block which is the least used space the intention of that space is to make it more useable and convenient for the users.
This is a small structure built by the students themselves using all the recyclable materials. This place is more like a small cafe located near a small shop of eatable items which is a relaxing place for the students built by themselves.
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THE BRIEF Collabrative Design Solving The design challenge with the students of Sushant school of art and architecture was a platform to meet and interact and also to exchange a wide range of our ideas. Designing an intervention space within 6 hours in their college was challenging as well as interesting. We came to know about the circulation and their culture in the campus. The interaction widened our perspective on the design and gave us a confidence to put our thoughts on the table. Ecstatically , the strangers became friends for our lifetime within that short period. Awarding the creative thinkers , motivated us to another level. Working on the design competition with the students of Sushant school of architecture was a nice experience. Since we were at the beginning of our semester, we observed how the work progress of computational designs will be from them. They were so interactive, it felt as if we were working with our own seniors.
NIZHAL
(meaning shadow in tamil) In the beginning our group visited 4 sites - gazebo ,gazebo wall, OAT and lift loby 3rd wall , in all the sites we saw more possibilities in OAT because of multiple activities like music reading , gathering and it was set in enclosure but when one enters the space, it has an open experiential nature and also the front of the library had a hot seating compared to the other sites and it required a shade for the users .All the other spaces were shaded properly. Initially we thought of a design which is a combination of a leaning element and roof. Later to make it even more ef effective we proposed a partial roof design as the OAT can be viewed from different levels, which encourages interaction on different levels . So jali is the main component of the roof which provides shade patterns that has a rythmic pattern, reduces the air temperature and it also connects with Group-1 existing context. Lights are added to the jali to provide good night time experience. Green vines are added for pleasent view as well as for acoustical purposes . The roof is made of wood , where it is also a heat resistant . The joineries are easy in case of wood. Also the patterns are similar to the railings placed which connects the spaces, along with large openings in the space that dosent take away the opennes of the space Hence the intervention serves the purpose of adding quality and enhancing the user experience .
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The 3rd floor lobby serves as a space which connects the multiple platforms of E-Block building through visual communication and spatial arrangement. The positioning of the spaces gives a vantage point towards the open spaces of the ground floor and the OAT in front of the Library. Above it, there is a visual connection with the 4th floor lobby. While maintaining these aspects we have tried to create a more comfortable space which acts as a space for people to collect and relax in amidst the working hours of the college. The lobby extends into an open area which gives a feeling of freedom and space to the user. To enhance the feeling we have tried to create a more comfortable space for people to experience. By adding louvres on one side of the lobby we have tried to create a semi-private experience, while also maintaining its communication ability with the 1st floor lobby; they also assist in channelling the South-east flow of the wind. After taking into consideration the path of sunlight on the lobby floors, we placed a seating arrangement along with the louvres to give a more convenient resting space to the users. With the canteens being located on the lower floors it becomes difficult for the people on the upper floors to have access, by providing a canteen space it creates a resting space between the five floors of the building; additionally making it a more attractive space.
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AISLERY ARENA
Shades of Sembaruthi: A Surreal Presence
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The felicitation program was held for the students who have participated in the program. The winners of the design competition were awarded with trophy and certificates for their achievements and others received participation certificates for the workshop and the competition.
FELICITATION
THE CONCERT A JOYFUL CELEBRATION
The concert evening was a colourful evening where the students of SSOa and RVs Chennai performed bands and dance performances. The evening was magical.
AN INSIGHT On Jaipur
Dr. Vibuti Sachdev Dean & Professor Sushant School of Architecture The Dean of Sushant University Delhi, addressed the students on the city of Jaipur which gave us an insight of Jaipur City. The session focused on the history tory and the evolution of the city, also about the town planning of the city. The session focused on the physical setting of the city and also the influence of the Vasthu shashtra.
Ar. Karthikeya Chandra Assistant Professor In Sushant university, we had a brief session with one of it’s head art’s faculty. We were shown a presentation of different types of interesting and unique paintings and artistic pieces. All of which could be observed in many different perspectives to give different meanings to the art itself.
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“Work with really different people and really different place made us to adapt with all the circumstances and it made us really strong in out field since we had lot of information and expert advices in all the fields boosted our knowledge in the very vast architecture. “ -Saigowri
FEEDBACKS “The overall vertical studio enriched us in so many ways. We overcame our stage fears and learnt to present ourselves in the best way at every opportunity. “-Abinaya
“The workshop in Sushant school of architecture was a very interactive and informative experience. The faculties od Sushant had a lot to share and teach and were very welcoming” - Sohail
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delhi ajmer
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JANTA MANTAR QUTUB MINAR HAUZ KAUS HUMAYUN’S TOMB KIRAN NADER MUSEUM LOTUS TEMPLE
THE DELHI LOCAL TOUR The Delhi locale tour had students visiting various places across the city of New Delhi which is a part of their academic curriculum. Students were taken to historical places such as Qutub Minar, Hauz Kaus, Humayun’s Tomb and Jantar Mantar gave them a deep understanding of the Mughal Architecture.
Students also got to witness the contrast of the city where classic historical buildings surrounded by contrasting modern buildings and the Connaught Place which is the oldest yet the most beautiful urban square of the city.
A Rendevzous
The Nation’s Pride
RedFort complex and the Jantar Mantar stood out to be the greatest architectural marvel of all time. Both are of different context, but it showed the clear image of the love for art and architecture of that time. Jantar mantar showed the excellency in astronomy before the inventions of western countries say that they were discovered.
A True National Tributr
THE CHAKRA MUSEUM The spinning wheel museum shows the wheels used by Mahatma gandhi which allows the visitors to experience the spinning wheel used in the olden days and now and this place had a huge national flag behind the museum which was like its hitting the sky and the sense of patriotism ran into our heart and the place is totally filled with positivity and pleasant feeling.
THE COUGHNAUGHT PLACE The connaught place is otherwise referred as the business centre or a circle of delhi. It is a ring-shaped development around the famous rajiv chowk. This place had all kinds of food to experience for the people who are new to Delhi. We all ran for chat like pani poori and all near our place here in tamilnadu but that place had all varieties of food we would like and want.
Qutab Minar is a soaring, 73 mts high tower of victory, with five distinct storeys, each marked by a projecting balcony and tapers from a 15 m diameter at the base to just 2.5 m at the top.
QUTUB MINAR One of the most iconic structures in india and the ambiance of that place is really mind calming even though we visited there in a scorching sun and visited the qutub minar and its complex which consist of the world famous iron pillar which ages 1500 years old absd the unbuilt alai minar made us feel that it would have been completed. The rest of the places were partially destroyed and the pictures we all took there will always be remembered in our memory.
Experience Travel, Explore & learn
THE HUMAYUN’S TOMB Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi is the first of the grand dynastic mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal architecture with the architectural style reaching its zenith 80 years later at the later Taj Mahal. The magnificent structure thrilled the students in exploring the comparisons of human scale with the building itself.
HAUZ KAUS The Old Vs The New Settlements
Hauz kaus created a bridge between newly developed Delhi, a well designed urban city and the urban fabric of the old city. The place exhibited a distinct transition between the new and old Delhi, the students get the magic of the past to present. The old part of the sultanate period was built like a maze and the small tunnels through the walls were like a secret base.
THE LOTUS TEMPLE
The Lotus Temple is an edifice dedicated to the Baha’i faith. The magnificent structure of this building unfolds in the form of a stupendous white petal lotus inspired the students in its exploration of the form and the way the materials were used to construct a timeless marvel which stands as an iconic structure of the city.
THE LOTUS TEMPLE
KIRAN NADER MUSEUM Kiran Nader museum is one of the first private museums of India which is a place for confluence, through its curatorial initiative and exhibitions, school and college workshops, art appreciation discourses, symposiums and public programs. It is focused on bridging the disconnect between art and the public and enhancing museum-going culture in India.The ambiance and the arrangements of the museum made the students think from an architectural point of view and a large museum inside a huge mall complex.
KIRAN NADER MUSEUM
AMBER PALACE AMBER FORT NAHAGARH FORT CITY PALACE
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The lotus temple
THE AMBER PALACE
JAIPUR A CITY OF GERU AND PLACE OF EMBRACE
JAI PUR
In the Pink City of Jaipur, cradled on the top of the Aravali Hill lies the Amer Fort, one of the most magnificent palaces. The students reached the palace through a battery car. this majestic building with its maze-like passages and serpentine staircases is an architectural masterpiece and with significant importance in Indian history.
THE AMBER FORT Jaipur - A Tour
Amer Fort is clad in pink and yellow sandstone and is a part of an extensive complex. Built by one of the most trusted generals of Akbar, Maharaja Man Singh I in the year 1592, Amer Fort served as the main residence of the Rajput Rulers.
THE NAHAGARH FORT A CULTURAL NIGHT
Is there a person who doesn’t love to go on a night ride in jeep that too in a hill with their friends, students had the experience of having a night a ride in hill outside jaipur it was so suspenseful and thrilling to go in a jeep to experience the nahargarh fort at night. A cultural night along with the dinner was arranged in the hill top restaurant, students enjoyed the food and night view of the pink city glittering in the lights of golden shades which Remains as an integral memory among the students.
THE CITY PALACE
THE TOUR AROUND JAIPUR Jaipur is one city that transports you back to the Rajput era the moment you set foot there. It is dotted with architectural wonders and that is the reason why the city sees a good tourist footfall all year round. One such architectural delight right at the center of Jaipur is the City Palace; a symbol of the regal and royal days of the city.
Still the palace is used by the later generations of the kings and those are the private place if the current king and his family and the palace displayed two large silver vessels which weigh a ton each and those large and small detailing was the most fascinating parts of being in jaipur, the city was so busy in the night and the hawa mahal was the favourite point for the students. Students enjoyed the rich heritage and the Architecture of Rajasthan.
THE AJMER STREET DIARIES
THE MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR
An Insight O N
J A I P U R
Dr. Madhura Yadav
Dean & Professor School of Architecture & Design Manipal University Prof.(Dr.) Madhura Yadav is Professor & Director, School of Architecture and Design at Manipal University Jaipur. She is an Architect-Planner with over 25 years experience. She is Founder Head of the School of Architecture & Design and now Director of SA&D at Manipal University Jaipur. She is one of the founder member in establishing Faculty of Design at Manipal University Jaipur and founder head for Fashion Design, Interior Design and Planning programmes. She is/was on several Committee/Expert Groups set up by Government of India. She is also on Editorial Board Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning India Journals. She has published number of papers in national and international journals and conferences. She is UNESCO certified Mentor for Community Based Participatory Research. She is Indian Green Building Accredited Professional. She has conducted workshops/conferences on Waste Management, Bamboo Architecture, Earthquake Resistant Structures, Sustainable Cities / Buildings, etc. Her current research interests are Architecture - Ecology Interface and Eco-cities, Promotion of Eco-materials and Community Based Participatory Research. She is recipient of Distinguished Faculty in Architecture Award 2017 and Educational Leadership Award 2019.
THE CAMPUS TOUR SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR
TAJ MAHAL FATHEPHUR SIKIRI
SUMMER PALACE
JODHA BHAI PALACE
THE MUGHAL RESIDENCE
Agra - The City of World Wonder The journey to Agra was an interesting part of the travel the entire trip where students travelled in a local train, which made them experience the true North Indian culture and the lush green paddy fields set in the backdrop of the Mughal buildings took the students back to mughal period.
The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is considered to be the greatest architectural achievement in the whole range of Indo-Islamic architecture. Students recognised architectonic beauty has a rhythmic combination of solids and voids, concave and convex and light shadow; such as arches and domes further increases the aesthetic aspect. The colour combination of lush green scape reddish pathway and blue sky over it show cases the monument in ever changing tints and moods. It served as a perfect example of Mughal Architecture intricacies which inspired the students in terms of its magnificent structure.
FATEHPUR SIKIRI
JAMI MASJID | SALIM CHISTI TOMB | PANCH MAHAL | JODHA PALACE
THE MUGHAL RESIDENCE
Fatehpur Sikri was the first planned city of the Mughals to be marked by magnificent administrative, residential, and religious buildings comprised of palaces, public buildings, mosques, and living areas for the court, the army, the servants of the king and an entire city. Students were able to understand the complete Mughal Fabric of the city and were able experience the richness of the Mughal Architecture
THE FATEHPUR The complex of monuments and temples, all in a uniform architectural style, includes one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid.
Jodha Bhai Palace Jodha bhai being a Hindu Rajput princess was Akbar’s favourite wife and her palace was the largest block among all the other blocks of Fatehpur, which had a temple for her to worship. This structure showcased the distinctive characteristics of the Rajputs and the Mughals.
Summer Palace The mughal builders had good sense to be responsive to the external climate, so both Akbar and Jodha bhai had two bedrooms which is summer and winter bedroom both the walls of the room had cooling system to be used during summer and the methods to keep the bedroom warm during winter, those elements fascinated the students.
Jami Masjid The largest mosques in Asia, the jami masjid, made us tired walking the wide dimensions of the masjid and the articulations all over the masjid was amazing and the mosaic art of the mughals were the masterpiece of all their works.
Buland Darwaza Looking at the largest gate in the world made us compare our size with the door of the darwasa, it looked so gigantic and majestic, the darwasa was a symbol of akbar’s victory over a great war and interior of the darwaza was so intricate and had an eye catching feel
Tomb of Salim Chisti Saint salim chisti is considered as the holy man of the entire mughal empire, history says that whatever we wish in front of the holy man will be fulfilled but only for three wishes and it is the only block built with white marble and the rule of that place is that the family members of the holy man salim chisti should be buried inside the sikri complex even till date. Over generations and generations they are buried there.