View of Amritsar showing the pool (also known as the Amrit Sarowar or as the Pool of Nectar) of the Golden Temple (also known as the Harmandir), Darbar Sahib temple complex, India

People:

Felice Beato (photographer)
Guru Rama Dasa (role unspecified)
Guru Amar Das (role unspecified)

Title:

View of Amritsar showing the pool (also known as the Amrit Sarowar or as the Pool of Nectar) of the Golden Temple (also known as the Harmandir), Darbar Sahib temple complex, India

Date:

between 1858 and 1860

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 23.4 x 28.7 cm secondary support: 36.6 x 52.1 cm

Reference number:

PH1987:1084:049:001

Point of View:

exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1987:1084:049:001 - PH1987:1084:049:003 are glued together to form panorama PH1987:1084:049:001-003. The left edges of photographs PH1987:1084:049:002 - PH1987:1084:049:003 are covered by the right edge of photographs PH1987:1084:063:001 - PH1987:1084:049:002, respectively, where the three photos are attached.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.c.: with title

Location:

Amritsar; Punjab; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

city
water tank
temple complex
buildings
arches
pool

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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