View of a façade of the 'Ala'i Darvaza [Lofty Gate], Quwwat al-Islam [Might of Islam] Mosque Complex, Delhi, India

People:

Francis Frith & Co. (photographic studio)
Unknown (photographer)
Francis Frith & Co. (publisher)
Ala-ud-Din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi (role unspecified)

Title:

View of a façade of the 'Ala'i Darvaza [Lofty Gate], Quwwat al-Islam [Might of Islam] Mosque Complex, Delhi, India

Date:

before 1875

Description:

- The south east façade of the Alai Darwaza [Ala al-Din's gateway] is seen in this photograph.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 16.1 x 20.6 cm secondary support: 41.7 x 29.4 cm

Reference number:

PH1980:0008:048

Point of View:

exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1980:0008:048 and PH1980:0008:049 are affixed to the same mount.

Inscription:

numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.r.: "3131-"

Location:

Delhi (Union Territory); India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrance
gateway
engaged columns
steps
pointed arches
façade
jali

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

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