Why do we see Indo-Islamic culture in India?
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- The interaction of the Turks with the Indians, who had definite religious beliefs and well-established ideas on art, architecture and literature, led to the development of a new composite culture. This culture is known as the Indo–Islamic culture.
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Some of the most popular features of this Indo- Islamic architecture include high domes with pillars around it, large open courtyards, and high minarets. Red sandstone was a preferred material to build these structures.
The types and forms of large buildings required by Muslim elites, with mosques and tombs much the most common, were very different from those previously built in India. The exteriors of both were very often topped by large domes, and made extensive use of arches. Both of these features were hardly used in Hindu temple architecture and other indigenous Indian styles. Both types of building essentially consist of a single large space under a high dome, and completely avoid the figurative sculpture so important to Hindu temple architecture