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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir, India)en_US
dc.coverage.temporalcreation date: original structure, 1395, other date: destroyed by fire, reconstructed and expanded, 1480, other date: demolished and rebuilt as a two-story structure, 1493, destruction date: destroyed by fire, 1731, creation date: reconstructed by Abul Barkat Khan, after 1731en_US
dc.creatorUnknownen_US
dc.date1395en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-27T19:21:19Z
dc.date.available2009-02-27T19:21:19Z
dc.date.issued1395en_US
dc.identifier125328en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/36202en_US
dc.descriptionThe Shah Hamadan mosque neatly fits [the] local typology of mosque architecture. It has a square plan measuring approximately 75'-6" (23m) on each side and sits on an irregular walled base composed of materials from ancient temples. It is a two-storeyed, two-tiered structure with gently sloping, pyramidal roofs differentiating each tier. The roofs are further emphasized by heavy woodwork done on the cornices under the eaves. The first tier has double-arcaded verandahs running continuously around the building, the only break being for the canopied main entrance. The second tier is more of an arcaded balcony that protrudes on all four sides of the main structure. The arcaded verandahs and balconies with their delicate wooden grilles (pinjras) and slender columns not only lend structural support to the roof but also create the impression that the 52'-6" (16m)-tall mosque is soaring into the sky. The pyramidal roof of the second tier is capped off by an open pavilion for the muezzin, which in turn is crowned by a sharp pyramidal spire. The base of the spire has a protruding triangular decorative window on each face and has a golden end ornament (alem) at the apex. Parts of the roof have over time been covered with seasonally flowering vegetation, creating a charming image of intricate woodwork and terraced flowerbeds. Souce: Archneten_US
dc.descriptionphotograph, mosque with bathing huts floating in front ca. 1930, photographed from a book with a photo of now-destroyed cantilevered log bridge in Srinagar on same pageen_US
dc.format.mediumwood (plant material)en_US
dc.format.mediumlog (wood)en_US
dc.relation.ispartof136184en_US
dc.rights(c) Prataap Patrose and Rita Sampat, Courtesy of the Aga Khan Visual Archive, MITen_US
dc.subjectDomesen_US
dc.subjectMosquesen_US
dc.subjectBuilding, Woodenen_US
dc.subjectVernacular architectureen_US
dc.subjectShrinesen_US
dc.subjectReligious buildingsen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic --Indiaen_US
dc.subjectReligious architectureen_US
dc.titleShah Hamadan Mosqueen_US
dc.title.alternativeKhanqah of Shah Hamadanen_US
dc.title.alternativeShah-e-Hamdanen_US
dc.title.alternativeKhanqah-e-Moulaen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
dc.rights.accessAll rights reserveden_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode18-36en_US
vra.culturalContextIndian (South Asian)en_US
vra.culturalContextIslamicen_US
vra.techniqueconstructionen_US
vra.worktypeMosqueen_US
dc.contributor.displayIndian (South Asian), Islamicen_US


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