Interior view of a colonnade showing pillars, Quwwat al-Islam [Might of Islam] Mosque, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex, Delhi, India

People:

Samuel Bourne (photographer)
Ala-ud-Din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi (patron)
Iltutmish, Sultan of Delhi (patron)
Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (patron)

Title:

Interior view of a colonnade showing pillars, Quwwat al-Islam [Might of Islam] Mosque, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex, Delhi, India

Date:

between 1863 and 1869

Form:
drawings

Technique and media:

Woodburytype

Dimensions:

comp.: 11.2 x 9.6 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.) secondary support (approx.): 21.9 x 13.6 cm (8 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

Reference number:

PH1993:0429:005

Point of View:

exterior view
interior view

Inscription:

imprinted - in typescript and black ink, on the secondary support, l.c.: "COLONNADE OF HINDU PILLARS. (Eleventh Century.) / From a Photograph br Mr. Bourne."

Location:

Delhi; Delhi (Union Territory); India;

Subject:

architecture
sculpture

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

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