Carved Arabic inscription on a stone arch, Delhi mosque ruins – Historic Print
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Carved Arabic inscription on a stone arch, Delhi mosque ruins comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Carved Arabic inscription on a stone arch, Delhi mosque ruins
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The carved Arabic script on this stone arch is the detail that sets it apart from other views of Delhi's mosque ruins. Inscriptions like this usually quote a passage from the Quran or record a builder's name and the date of construction, and they were often the most finely cut work on a building. Delhi's Islamic monuments span several centuries, from the Sultanate rulers of the 13th century through the Mughal period, and many of their mosques fell into disrepair over time. Photographs of such ruins were popular in travel books, where they offered Western readers a view of the city's older architecture.
| Original scan | 2,800 × 4,200 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 2652033734_3e130cb475_o ...at the ruins of Bara-Gumbad Mosque at Lodhi Gardens - New Delhi, India laszlo-photo |
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