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Layers of Silk Route Over Sands of Jaisalmer An Architectural Discourse in History PDF
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Formally
acknowledged Fort rebuilt of
(1651-61) Rawal Sabal Singh Shah Jahan Zenana Mahal
the supremacy of Stone
(Palace for
the Mughals
women)
Maharawal Amar Crest of
1688 Aurangzeb Amar Sagar Cenotaphs of The
Singh prosperity in
Bada Bagh
Jaisalmer Lower city
Crest of
Maharawal Akhai Reign after developed, Sarvottam
1722-1762 prosperity in
Singh aurangzeb Ramparts of Vilas
Jaisalmer
the city built
Downfall of Salem Singh ki
Maharawals Mul Mughal Empire, Rise of the
1762-1819 Rang Mahal Haveli,
Raj II Signed a treaty patwas, Decline
Nathmal ki
with british, of prosperity in
Haveli, Patwon
Jaisalmer
1820-1846 Gaj Singh British rule Moti Mahal ki Haveli
List of Illustrations
Figure 1 View of the lower city from the Golden fort (Source:
Author)
Figure 2 City view of Fez, Morocco (Source:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6523749193_df054a54df
_z.jpg)
Figure 3 Jaisalmer fort with its bastions (Source: Author)
Figure 4 Tughlaqabad Fort, Delhi
(Source:http://www.funonthenet.in/articles/new-delhi-
pictures.html )
Figure 5 Entrance at Kumbhalgarh Fort (Source:
http://rajasthanwallpapers.blogspot.in/2012/07/kumbalgarh
-fort-udaipur.html)
Figure 6 Entrance at Jaisalmer fort (Source: Author)
Figure 7 Covered streets at Jaisalmer (Source: Author)
Figure 8 Covered arched street at Fez, Morocco(Source:
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.
asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=T
OIA/2012/11/23&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00201&ViewMod
e=HTML)
Figure 9 Covered arched streets in Pisa, Italy(Source:
http://www.dudziak.com/picture.php/back_streets_of_pisa32
90)
Figure 10 Exteriors of Jain temple at Jaisalmer (Source:
Author)
Figure 11 Domed ceiling in Alhambra, Spain (Source:
http://searchoflife.com/alhambra-a-moorish-paradise-2013-
11-14)
Figure 12 Domed ceiling in Jain temple, Jaisalmer (Source:
Author)
Figure 13 Muqarnas in Islamic Architecture(Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqarnas)