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This book explores whether the beauty or perfection of a building or an architectural monument is just a matter of luck and individual taste or whether the builders and architects had explicit rules and canons of proportion and design. What were the doctrines or schools of thought that inspired the architects and sculptors of early centuries is still an open question? This book tries to answer the question as to how the temples, churches, mosques etc. play a ...
Mosques and tombs in Deccan, especially at Rayalaseema are most celebrated and intriquing of India’s Islamic Monuments of. No survey of Islamic Architecture would be complete without these, and yet no work has ever before considered in its entirely or in its context. In this book, Rangachar Vasantha combines the most thorough study ever made of these magnificent monuments with an original investigation. The social and artistic ingenuities of the Adil Shahis, ...
Penugonda, is well known as one of the capitals of the Vijayanagaras, next to Hampi. Penugonda and its surroundings enjoyed importance as capitals of the different dynasties in the pre-Vijayanagara days and continued to enjoy the historical importance of eminence under the Vijayanagaras. Penugonda geographically occupies a strategic position. It controls a threshold midway between the western ghats and the lowlands of the eastern coast. Located in the dry uplands ...