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.

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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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Rashtrapati Bhavan style Indo-Saracenic architecture
Indian Museum hasArchitecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
North Block, New Delhi architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Gateway of India architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
City Palace, Jaipur architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Madras High Court architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Chennai Egmore railway station style Indo-Saracenic architecture
Mughal architecture influenced Indo-Saracenic architecture
Jaffna Public Library architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Parliament House architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Gedung Sate architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Viceroy's House architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture alsoKnownAs Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival
Indo-Saracenic architecture alsoKnownAs Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Gothic architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture alsoKnownAs Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Hindu-Saracenic architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture relatedTo Indo-Saracenic architecture self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mughal Revival architecture
Secretariat Building architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Durbar Wing architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
North Block style Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Khalsa College, Amritsar architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Ahsan Manzil architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
B.B.D. Bagh architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
William Emerson movement Indo-Saracenic architecture
William Emerson architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic
Central Secretariat architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Ujjayanta Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Tamil Nadu Secretariat architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Royal Pavilion, Brighton architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic
Lalgarh Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Telangana High Court architectureStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Merdeka Square architecturalStyleSurroundings Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic
George Wittet architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Gothic architecture
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic
Frederick William Stevens style Indo-Saracenic architecture
Ipoh railway station architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Laxmi Vilas Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Laxmi Vilas Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival
Albert Hall Museum architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival
Mubarak Mahal architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Mysore Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic
Mohatta Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Osmania General Hospital (as patron) architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
subject surface form: Osmania General Hospital
Lalitha Mahal Palace architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Kapurthala architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic
National Art Gallery, Chennai architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Ripon Building architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Madras Egmore architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Robert Chisholm architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Robert Chisholm movement Indo-Saracenic architecture
this entity surface form: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Deccan architecture relatedTo Indo-Saracenic architecture