View of the Jumma Mosque showing the gateway and surrounding buildings, Beejapore (now Bijapur), India

People:

William Loch (photographer)
Thomas Biggs (photographer)

Title:

View of the Jumma Mosque showing the gateway and surrounding buildings, Beejapore (now Bijapur), India

Date:

March - April 1855

Description:

- The Jumma Mosque is pictured along with surrounding buildings. To the left of the picture is the gateway added by Aurangzeb. The front façade of the mosque cannot be seen. The photographer was facing southwest.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp. (comp. vertical): 26.1 x 39.2 cm (10 1/4 x 15 7/16 in.) page (bound): 37.5 x 54.9 cm (14 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.)

Reference number:

PH1980:1220:021

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

signed - by the photographer, written on the negative, l.r.: "TBiggs" [cropped] numbered and imprinted - in black ink, on a paper label affixed to the secondary support below the image, l.c.: with title

Location:

Bijapur; Karnataka; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

ruins
gateway
dome
towers (building divisions)
mosque
pointed arches
minarets
mihrab

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

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit