Interior view of the 'Ala'i Darvaza [Lofty Gate] showing the southern entrance, Quwwat al-Islam [Might of Islam] Mosque Complex, Delhi, India

People:

Charles Shepherd (photographer)

Title:

Interior view of the 'Ala'i Darvaza [Lofty Gate] showing the southern entrance, Quwwat al-Islam [Might of Islam] Mosque Complex, Delhi, India

Date:

published 1872

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 photomechanical print(s)

Technique and media:

Woodburytype or autotype

Dimensions:

comp.: 26.9 x 22.3 cm secondary support: 37.0 x 26.9 cm

Reference number:

PH1980:0204:022

Point of View:

interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The secondary support is attached to the CCA mount on the u.r., l.l. and l.r. with paper corners and white woven tape.

Inscription:

numbered and imprinted - in typescript and black ink, on the secondary support, l.c.: with title

Location:

Delhi; Delhi (Union Territory); India;

Subject:

architecture
sculpture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrance
gateway
pointed arches
lattice
cusped arches
niches

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

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