Indo-Islamic architecture

The Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar in 1601

Indo-Islamic architecture (sometimes called Indo-Persian architecture) is a type of architecture and engineering from the Indian subcontinent. Some parts of this type of architecture is similar to architecture from West and Central Asia. In history, Indo-Islamic architecture comes from the time when Islamic empires were in India. It began when Delhi became the capital of the Ghurid dynasty in 1193. Many different dynasties brought in different similarities with Persian and Turkic architecture.

Indo-Islamic Architecture Media

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  Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (built 1320 to 1324) in Multan, Pakistan

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  The Qutb Minar (left, begun c. 1200) next to the Alai Darwaza gatehouse (1311); Qutb Complex in Delhi

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  Mausoleum of Iltutmish, Delhi, by 1236, with corbel arches

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  Tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (d. 1325), Delhi

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  Arches in the main mosque at Gulbarga, 1367

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  Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh (1789). Pencil and wash drawing, 29.7 x 48.8 cm. British Library, London

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  The Gol Gumbaz mausoleum, c. 1650, Bijapur Sultanate in Deccani style, the world's 2nd largest pre-modern dome after Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

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  Choto Sona Mosque (around 1500)

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  Interior of the hypostyle hall of the Adina Mosque