Architectural Motifs of the Urdu World

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Introducing some of the most influential architectural motifs of the Urdu-speaking world!

References:

Asher, Catherine B. Architecture of Mughal India. The New Cambridge History of India I.4. Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Alam, Humayra, and Syeda Tahmina Tasnim. “Jaali in Islamic Architecture: An Integration of Geometry into Ornamentation.” International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 2021.

Zulfiqar, Zahid. “Tracing the Origin of Jharokha Window Used in Indian Subcontinent.” Journal of Islamic Architecture 5, no. 4, 2018.

Afzaal, Muhammad Sohaib. “Chhatri Element in the Mughal Architecture.” Conference paper, National College of Arts, Lahore, 2018.

Gulzar, Sumbul. “Glazed Tile Ornamentation in Mughal Monumental Architecture.” International Journal of Research in Chemical, Metallurgical & Civil Engineering 3, no. 1, 2016.

Ansari, Amna, Maria Ansari, and Farjad Faiz. “Kashi Kari in Wazīr Khan Mosque.” International Journal of History and Research 6, no. 2, 2016.

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