Write some information on architectural style of buland darwaza at fatehpur sikri ( Agra , Uttar Pradesh )
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It took around twelve years to construct this architectural wonder.
This symmetrical entrance gate with chhatris or large kiosks atop is quite high than the courtyard of the mosque and is built with red and buff sandstones and embellished with black and white marble. There are gallery kiosks bordering the top centre of the roof which has small minar spires and carved indentations and is inlaid with black and white marble. The semi octagonal gateway is 15-storied high and has two three-storied wings on its two sides. Height of the mammoth structure is around 54 meters from the pavement and can be approached by climbing 42 steps from ground level. The top centre of the structure has three kiosks behind thirteen small domed kiosks. The gateway is surrounded by small turrets.
The main arch of the gateway with a dome atop lies in the middle of three projecting sides and is divided into three tiers having small arches in rows as also flat brackets. The two triangular surfaces, one of the three sides of each of which are bounded by the outer curves of the arch, are in plain red sandstone bordered with white marble and decorated with a flower like design made of white marble. The tip of the arch is also embellished with white marble sculpted like flower. The central arch again has three small arched openings that are outlined with ornamented panels and crowned by a semi-dome.
The huge pillars of the structure are embellished with fine carvings apart from inscriptions comprising of quotes from the Holy Quran and the walls are adorned with intricate designs. The towering arches, the verses from the Holy Quran etched on it and the simple yet elegant decoration of the gateway speak volumes on early designs of the Mughal era. It also comprises of three horizontal panels that are also found in the Badshahi Darwaza or the royal entrance that was built as an eastern gateway leading to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri.
This symmetrical entrance gate with chhatris or large kiosks atop is quite high than the courtyard of the mosque and is built with red and buff sandstones and embellished with black and white marble. There are gallery kiosks bordering the top centre of the roof which has small minar spires and carved indentations and is inlaid with black and white marble. The semi octagonal gateway is 15-storied high and has two three-storied wings on its two sides. Height of the mammoth structure is around 54 meters from the pavement and can be approached by climbing 42 steps from ground level. The top centre of the structure has three kiosks behind thirteen small domed kiosks. The gateway is surrounded by small turrets.
The main arch of the gateway with a dome atop lies in the middle of three projecting sides and is divided into three tiers having small arches in rows as also flat brackets. The two triangular surfaces, one of the three sides of each of which are bounded by the outer curves of the arch, are in plain red sandstone bordered with white marble and decorated with a flower like design made of white marble. The tip of the arch is also embellished with white marble sculpted like flower. The central arch again has three small arched openings that are outlined with ornamented panels and crowned by a semi-dome.
The huge pillars of the structure are embellished with fine carvings apart from inscriptions comprising of quotes from the Holy Quran and the walls are adorned with intricate designs. The towering arches, the verses from the Holy Quran etched on it and the simple yet elegant decoration of the gateway speak volumes on early designs of the Mughal era. It also comprises of three horizontal panels that are also found in the Badshahi Darwaza or the royal entrance that was built as an eastern gateway leading to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri.
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