Architecture of INDIA

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Priyanshi Kaushal
Some Facts…
Indian Civilization spanned at least 4,500 years.
Indian civilization left its impact on everything in our lives and
society.
UNESCO has listed 830 World Heritage Sites, out of which 26
are in India which is less than six other countries
Landmarks…
One of the most enduring achievements of Indian civilization
is undoubtedly its architecture, which extends to a great deal
more than the Taj Mahal or the temple complexes of
Khajuraho.

Taj Mahal

Khajuraho Temple
Indus Valley sites of
Harappa, and Mohenjo-Daro
provide substantial evidence of
extensive town planning in 3300–
1300 BCE.
Beginnings of Indian architecture are more properly to be dated
to the advent of Buddhism in India, in the reign of Ashoka
(304–232 BCE).

Sanchi Bodhi Gaya

Sanchi
Majestic Architecture of India

Ajanta Caves
 Architecture of India
By the eighth century, with the consolidation of Hindu
kingdoms, the southern Hindu school of architecture was
beginning to flourish.

Mahabalipuram
Peak of architectural
culture

Meenakshi Temple
In Ellora in western India, Hindus added a new series of
temples and carvings, culminating in the majestic Kailasa
temple, constructed in the reign of the Rashtrakuta monarch
Krishna I (757-73)
 Architecture of India
In central India, the Chandellas built a magnificent complex of
temples at their capital, Khajuraho, between 950-1030A.D.
These Khajuraho temples have acquired a renewed reputation
today as indices of India's libertine past, allegedly indicative of
India's relaxed sexual mores before puritanical Muslims made
India a sexually repressed society.
The cultural politics of Khajuraho, as indeed of Indian
architecture. In the north-west, the Solanki kings spent lavishly
on buildings, and the Surya temple in Modhera. More stupendous
still is the Surya temple at Konarak, built by Narasimha-deva
Ganga (c. 1238-64).
The Mughal emperors of India, were heavily invested in monumental
architecture and spent lavishly on the construction of mosques, and
palaces. But among them Taj Mahal (1653), is an edifice of such
ravishing beauty that it has now become icon of India.
It has evolved over the centuries and has been affected by
numerous invaders who have brought different styles from
their motherlands.
Indian architectures represents the diversity of Indian culture
and comprises of a mix of ancient and varied native traditions.
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