Indo-Saracenic architecture
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Indo-Saracenic architecture is a colonial-era architectural style that blends Indian, Islamic, and Western design elements into grand, eclectic buildings.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indo-Saracenic architecture canonical | 30 |
| Indo-Saracenic | 9 |
| Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture | 9 |
| Indo-Saracenic Revival | 3 |
| Indo-Gothic architecture | 2 |
| Hindu-Saracenic architecture | 1 |
| Indo-Saracenic elements | 1 |
| Mughal Revival architecture | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
ⓘ
revival architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indo-Saracenic architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu-Saracenic architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Gothic architecture
Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Islamic Revival
Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Saracenic Revival
|
| architect |
Charles Mant
ⓘ
Frederick William Stevens ⓘ George Wittet ⓘ Henry Irwin ⓘ Robert Chisholm ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
imperial representation ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
bulbous domes
ⓘ
chhatris ⓘ cusped arches ⓘ grand scale ⓘ jalis ⓘ large domes ⓘ minarets ⓘ ornate brackets ⓘ pavilions ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ polychrome decoration ⓘ symmetrical compositions ⓘ |
| developedIn |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
British India ⓘ Indian princely states ⓘ
surface form:
Princely states of India
|
| influencedBy |
Dravidian temple architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian architecture
Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ Mughal architecture ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Rajput architecture ⓘ Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Jai Vilas Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Amba Vilas Palace
Chepauk Palace, Madras ⓘ
surface form:
Chepauk Palace extensions
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ⓘ Gateway of India ⓘ Madras High Court ⓘ University of Madras ⓘ
surface form:
Madras University Senate House
Mayo College, Ajmer ⓘ Mysore Palace ⓘ Royal Pavilion, Brighton ⓘ Victoria Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
|
| purpose |
to appeal to Indian elites
ⓘ
to express British imperial power using Indian motifs ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Colonial architecture in India
ⓘ
Indo-Saracenic architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Revival architecture
|
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
courts
ⓘ
government buildings ⓘ museums ⓘ palaces ⓘ public monuments ⓘ railway stations ⓘ universities ⓘ |
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival
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Indo-Gothic architecture
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Hindu-Saracenic architecture
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Mughal Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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Indo-Saracenic
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Indo-Saracenic
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Indo-Gothic architecture
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Indo-Saracenic
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Indo-Saracenic Revival
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Indo-Saracenic Revival
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Indo-Saracenic
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Osmania General Hospital
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Indo-Saracenic
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Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture