This volume includes in-depth analysis of the architecture of Delhi under the Tughluqs. The various chapters under which the subject has been divided are: I.Tughluqs, II. Religious Architecture, III. Secular Architecture, IV. City Complexes, V. Restoration Architecture, VI. Architects, Materials and Techniques and Conclusion. Besides text, a number of photographs, plans and elevation of the monuments, besides maps have been added to make the work as illustrative as possible.
The Tughluq architecture of Delhi cannot therefore be studied independently as an expression of an isolated movement of artistic activities. It is a link in the continuous growth of the ant in India. It has grown and developed in the soil of this country and has not been planted all of a sudden. This has to be studied as a continuous process developing through accretion of various shapes and forms, methods and schemes, and motifs and designs. There is never the least doubt that a thorough study of the subject with these objectives would open up large vista of historical data of immense value.
The various chapters under which the subject has been divided are 1 Tughluqs, 11. Religious Architecture, III. Secular Architecture, IV. City Complexes, V. Restoration Architecture, VI. Architects, Materials and Techniques; and Conclusion. One Map, plan and elevation of the monuments along with photographs have been added to make the work as illustrative as possible.
Delhi is situated latitude 28" 38' North, longitude 77" 13' right bank the river Yamuna some 120 miles the point where the stream leaves Visalia stands on the eastern edge of narrow plain about miles broad its base and tapering point miles further north, where to west the river miles above the city, and their position at this protect plain from erosion.
existence can traced back to the of the Indian epic Mahabharata narrates creation Indraprastha by the Pandavas at the of sixteenth citadel Purana-Lila.
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