INDO SARCENIC ARCHITECTURE

SUBMITTED BY:
CHAITANYA MALIK
KRITIKA TYAGI
M.P.VIVEK
TULIKA CHAUHAN
 INDO-SARACENIC

An architectural style movement by British
architects in the late 19th century British India
which drew elements from native Indo-Islamic
and Indian architecture, and combined it with
the Gothic revival and Neo-Classical styles
favoured in Victorian Britain
Saracenic was a term used by the ancient
Romans to refer to people who lived in desert
areas in and around the Roman province of
Arabia, and who were distinguished from Arabs.

St. George's Cathedral, Chennai (1815)

Chepauk Palace, Chennai (1864)

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS

Onion (Bulbous) Domes Overhanging Eaves

Pointed Arches, Cusped Arches, or
Scalloped Arches Vaulted Roofs
Domed Kiosks Many Miniature Domes,
HAREM WINDOWS ONION DOMES
Domed Chhatris Towers or Minarets
Harem Windows Open Pavilions
Pierced Open Arcading

OVERHANGING EAVES

DOMED KIOSKS
 VAULTED ROOF

POINTED ARCH

OPEN PAVILION

MINARETS

OPEN ARCADING
HISTORY OF MAYO COLLEGE

• Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only

independent boarding school in Ajmer,
Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was the
Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. ... Mayo is
India's Eton and you are India's Eton boys.
• The College was opened in October 1875, with
Sir Oliver St. John as the first Principal and one
boy, Maharaja Mangal Singh of Alwar.
ARCHITECTURE OF MAIN BUILDING
• Several designs were submitted in Grecian
and Kolhapur styles by different engineers.
• The viceroy finally adopted Major Mant's
Indo-Saracenic design in June 1875.
• The construction began in 1877 and was
completed in 1885 at a cost of 3.28 lakhs.

• Mughal Arches- • It is important to remember
the Gothic Architecture that came right before
the Mughal Empire. • Gothic architecture is a
style of architecture that flourished during the
high and late medieval period.
• Mayo College is considered among the better
known boarding schools in the world and is
affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary
Education - CBSE.
• The School has 12 Boarding Houses - 8 Senior
Houses, 1 Holding House & 3 Junior Houses with
a home to nearly 800 boys from Class IV to XII.
DOME – A dome which is hollow inside; it has two
layers, one which is in the interior and roofs the
room below, the other or the external surface which
proclaims the monument from afar.
• Junior Houses: Ajaypal House, Durgadas House,
A Jalied, stone window projecting from the wall face
of a building, in an upper storey, overlooking a
street, Market, court or any other open space
• Houses- There are 12 houses out of which 8 are
Senior Houses, a holding house (Class 7) and 3
Junior Houses. The senior houses are: Ajmer
House, Bharatpur House, Bikaner and Tonk
House, Colvin House, Jaipur House, Jodhpur
House, Kashmir House, Rajasthan House. Holding
House: Oman House.
Prithviraj House. Each Senior and Junior house
can accommodate 60-75 students. Oman House
(the holding house) has a capacity of 120-130
students
JHAROKHA– Features:
• An ornamental stone window projecting from the • Reasonable price
outside wall of a building, in an upper storey, • Highly demanded
overlooking an open space. • Strong
• A Jalied, stone window projecting from the wall BALUSTER – A pillar or column supporting a hand
face of a building, in an upper storey, overlooking a rail or coping, a series of such being called a
street, Market, court or any other open space balustrade; the intermediary space is usually filled
with jalis.

• These Traditionally Carved

Jharokhas are helpful in adding an
antique look to the buildings.
Maharaja Sayajirao University

HISTORY

The university was originally called Baroda College of science and had been
established in 1881. It became a university only after 1949. The name of the
University has been kept after the former ruler of Baroda State, Maharaja
Saiyajirao Gaekwad III who belonged to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas.
Maharaja Pratap Singh Gaekwad founded the University in 1949 following the
wishes of his grandfather Maharaja Sayaji Rao III. He also established the Sir
Sayaji Diamond Jubilee and Memorial Trust which helps in the education of
students of the former Baroda State.
JAIPUR ARCHITECTURE
Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan.

It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II,the

ruler of Amber,after whom the city has been named.

Jaipur is also known as the Pink City and Paris of India.

The city is remarkable among pre-modern Indian cities for the width and
regularity of its streets which are laid out into six sectors by
Broad streets 34m wide.
FEATURES

 Courtyard house.
 Mirror image along central axis into halves.
 Two flights of stair case.
 First floor construction in three parts.
 Bedroom on southwest.
 Pooja & study in north.
 Guest room & servants quarter in east
ELEVATION

As the building was built in the colonial period it reflects the elements of influence like the pillars & the
arches. • The façade is colored white blended with Jaipur style.
SECTIONS
CLIMATE AND UTILITY PATTERN

• The north is along the diagonal.

• It is a south west facing with maximum fenestrations.
• North east is guarded by biulding beyond and courtyard in
north east. There is sequence of spaces being used with
changing solar angle and season
SECTIONS

Arches with stone columns and brackets with jaipuri carved jalis Big windows with ventilators.
First Floor Terrace Typical Staircase in Jaipur
The courtyard is the core area of the house hold activities with circumferential verandah and aid in light and
ventilation. Ventilators in a Room
There are large windows with low sill for ventilation is also typical to hot climate. As told the cornice are painted with
flowers and leaves design in vegetable and natural colors.
The rooms in the façade are chamfered at 45, and forms two octagonal volumes vertically, which is unique to Jaipur and
can be seen in many buildings of the old city as in Hawa Mahal.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY

The construction of the city started in 1727.

It took around 4 years to complete the major palaces,roads and square.

The city was built following the principles of Shilpa Shastra,the science of Indian Architecture.

The city was divided into 9 blocks,of which two conatain the state buildins and palaces,with the remaining seven alootted to
JAIPUR PALACE

The City Palace in Jaipur was built between 1729 and 1732,under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

Later additions were made to the palace by his successors of the Kachwaha Rajput clan.
The palace is the residence of the royal family of Jaipur.

Its is a centre of patronage of arts and learning,an important

place of worship and houses a museum that
displays Maharaja’s collections

ELEMENTS

 Chandra Mahal
 Sarvatobhadra Chowk
 Mubarak Mahal
 Sabha Niwas
 Pritam Chowk.
Tripolia Gate and Jaleb Chowk are two entrance points of this museum.
When entering from the tripolia gate,Mubarak Mahal is the first building that comes in the way.
After the Mubarak mahal,a grand brass door takes you to the Diwan-I-Khas or the Hall of Private Audience.
Its has two silver urns which are regarded as the largest in the world.

Another hall is the Diwan-I-Aam or the Hall of Public Audience which is an art gallery where manuscripts in Sanskrit
are stored.

The Chnadra Mahal or the Moon Palace is a seven storeyed complex.It comprises weapons and rarities which are
exhibited upto two
Floor while the fourth floor has an impressive decoration of mica,gold leaf and mirrors all over.
 AMBA VILAS PALACE (1900-1910), MYSORE

Henry Irwin

Fluted pillars from the Red Fort in Delhi, onion domes from
the Taj Mahal, Mughal tracery and European halls.

TRACERY: ornamental stone openwork, typically in the upper part of

a Gothic window.
DURBARGADH WAGHAJI PALACE (1882), MORVI

Indo-Venetian Gothic building

Saracenic domes and Rajput arches

Such palaces were a sophisticated political symbol of the

imperial presence- outwardly Indian and built by Indian
hands, the overall control stayed with the British.
Morbi or Morvi is a city and a municipality in Morbi district in
the Indian state of Gujarat.
SENATE HOUSE- MADRAS UNIVERSITY

Constructed by Robert Chisholm between 1874 and 1879

Inspired by the Byzantine and built in the Indo-Saracenic
style.

considered to be one of the best and oldest examples of

Indo-Saracenic architecture in India

it comprises of large two floor high central hall, 16m high,

measuring approx. 50m by 15m, and has a capacity to seat
1600 people. though laid out as a simple rectangle, a strong
variation in form is achieved on the sensitive lacing of the
four towers on simple square projections that fall behind
each of the side entrance porches