Fatehpur Sikri : Akbar's magnificent city on a hall
By
Subhadra Sen Gupta, Prakash Israni
Contributor
Subhadra Sen Gupta; photograohs by Prakash Israni.
Periodical
0
Serial
14111
Publisher
Niyogi Books, New Delhi
Description
244
ISBN / ISSN No.
9789381523728
Subject
1. Fatehpur Sikri (India) -- Buildings, structures; 2. Akbar, -- Emperor of Hindustan, -- 1542-1605; 3. Architecture, Mogul -- India -- Fatehpur Sikri.
Summay
Four centuries ago, a magnificent king built his city of dreams on a hill. And then after a few years he walked away from it, never to return. The reason why Jalaluddin Akbar abandoned the city of Fatehpur Sikri remains a mystery. It is a city, of legends
Keyword
Mughal architecture, Fathepur Sikri.
DDC Classification No.
720.9542
Accession No.
14111
Shelving location
7
Category
Architecture - India