summery of different style of architecture under provincial style

1. PROVINCIAL STYLE ARCHITECTURE
HISTORY OF
ARCHITECTURE
NEHA SINGHI
ROLL NO : 6
BARCH 3RD SEM
ROYAL SCHOOL OF

2. JAUNPUR STYLE
 Pylons built on the facade to accentuate entrances etc. are a common
feature.
 Arches are of the 'depressed four centred' or 'Tudor' variety with 'Fleur-
de-Lys' fringes.
 The builders were never certain of the curves and contours of the
arches, which wavered weakly in the larger examples.
 The predominantly Hindu masons and artisans were more comfortable
with the pillar, beam and bracket (trabeate) system of construction which
was frequently used.
 The pillars have square monolithic shafts with bands across the middle.
The same bands above form the capital out of which clusters of brackets
emerge. These have a feel of rough execution
 Main buildings : Atala Masjid, Khalis Mukhlis Masjid, Jhangiri Masjid, Lal
Darwaza Masjid, Jami Masjid at Jaunpur

3. GUJRATI STYLE
 First Period (First half of the 14th Century A.D.)
 Consisted of the customary phase of demolition of temples
followed by reconversion of the building materials.
 The buildings of this period have the appearance of being
formative and experimental.
 Many buildings were built using materials from Hindu temples.
Most often, the pillars would be used as they were, while the
walls would be built of original masonry, sometimes using stones
taken from the temples and recut to suit the requirements.
 Second Period (First half of the 15th Century A.D.)
 In this period, we see the art approaching an early
consummation, with slightly tentative qualities.
 There is more directional authority in the buildings and increased
assurance in the design.
 This can also be called the Ahmed Shahi period, after the Sultan
Ahmed Shah.

4.  Third Period (Second half of 15th Century A.D.)
 This is the most magnificent aspect of the style.
 Most of the development in this phase happened under Sultan
Mahmud I Begarha (1458-1511).
 Main buildings : Jami Masjid or Adina Masjid at Patan,Jami Masjid at
Bharuch, Jami Masjid at Cambay, Jami Masjid at Ahmedabad, Teen
DarwazaBai Hari Wav, Sidi Sayyid Masjid, Jami Masjid at
Champanir

5. BIJAPUR STYLE
The Adil Shahi kingdon arose in Bijapur at the same time as the Golkonda
sultanate. While the Qutub Shahi rulers patronized various intellectual
channels, the Adil Shahi kings concentrated mainly on architectural
pursuits. Hence, the city of Bijapur has more than 50 examples of fine
monuments in the style which developed here.
Main Buildings:
Jami Masjid at Bijapur, Ibrahim Rauza, Gol Gumbaz, Mihtar Mahal

6. BENGAL ARCHITECTURE
 In the thirteenth century Arabs invaded the Bengal province and
introduced their architecture for the first time in this region. These
Muslim rulers constructed several new cities fortresses, palaces, free
standing victory-towers, citadels, immense land bridges and
embankments, etc in this province that included present day Bangladesh
and West Bengal in India. These architectures were maintained for a
period of 250 years.
 They created the building with the locally building materials combining
the regional styles with thw typical Muslim features such as domes,
arches, the minaret and the mihrab. This amalgamation resulted into a
new and improved techniques named as indo – Islamic architecture,
enriched with regional building tradition in Bengal.