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1. What were the main styles of architecture in medieval India? Give one example of each.
2. Define shikhara.
3. Mention the different kinds of structures built in medieval India.
4. What is pietra dura? Name one monument in which it has been used.
5. Name three buildings constructed during the reign of Akbar.
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1-By the 700s AD, after the collapse of the Guptan Empire, there were two different styles of temple-building in India, a north Indian style and a south Indian style. This temple from Osian shows the north Indian style. It has a high tower called a shikhara, and an open porch for visitors to the temple, called a mandapa.
2-a spire on a Hindu temple.
3-The three kinds of structures built in mediaeval period were: 1️⃣Forts, palaces, tombs, this was the safe. protected occupied by the kings and demonstrated power. 2️⃣The second type of structure was meant for public activity and was opened and to be used by subjects, This,tanks, wells, bazaars.
4-Pietra dura or pietre dure, called parchin kari or parchinkari in the Indian Subcontinent, is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones. Pietra Dura was used by Shah Jahan in the Red Fort at Delhi.
5-Akbar built many monuments in Delhi and Agra. Some were built for protection, like Agra Fort, and some were built due to his love of architecture like Fatehpur Sikri, Buland Darwaza, Humayun's Tomb, Jodhabai Palace, and Akbar's Tomb.