Photograph of a south-north cross section of the Gol Gumbad, Beejapore (now Bijapur), India

People:

William Loch (photographer)
Thomas Biggs (photographer)
Muhammad Adil Shah (patron)

Title:

Photograph of a south-north cross section of the Gol Gumbad, Beejapore (now Bijapur), India

Date:

March - April 1855

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp. (comp. vertical): 25.3 x 35.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 in.) page (bound): 37.1 x 54.6 cm (14 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.)

Reference number:

PH1980:1220:065

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

cross section
sectional elevation

Point of View:

exterior view
interior view

Inscription:

imprinted - in the image, u.l.: with title; l.c.: "Scale"; and in various locations: with measurements 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:

domes
towers (building divisions)
mosque
pointed arches
tombs
minarets
gatehouse

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

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