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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Amer Fort
Work_PrefTitle
Amer Fort
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Amer Palace
Work_AltTitle
Amer Palace
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Interior, Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace), completed 1727; walls incrusted with mirrors, stuccowork and marble inlay
Image_Title
Interior, Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace), completed 1727; walls incrusted with mirrors, stuccowork and marble inlay
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Indian (South Asian) architects)
Agent_Display
unknown (Indian (South Asian) architects)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Āmer, Rājasthān, India
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Āmer, Rājasthān, India
Location
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Location Note:
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Amber; 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur
Work_LocationNotes
Amber; 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur
Location Note
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GPS:
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26.9859 75.8507
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Date:
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1592-1726 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1592-1726 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Indian (South Asian)
Work_Culture
Indian (South Asian)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Rajasthani (culture or style); Seventeenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Rajasthani (culture or style); Seventeenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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royal palace
Work_Worktype1
royal palace
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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fortification
Work_Worktype2
fortification
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Architecture and City Planning
Work_Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Classification
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Material:
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red and yellow sandstone; marble; mirror inlay
Work_MaterialDisplay
red and yellow sandstone; marble; mirror inlay
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Technique
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; military or war; rulers and leaders; Hinduism; Hindu Rajput; Rajput Maharajas; elephants
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
decorative arts; military or war; rulers and leaders; Hinduism; Hindu Rajput; Rajput Maharajas; elephants
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Description:
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Amer (Amber) was founded by Mina (Meena) tribesmen in the early 10th century CE and taken by the Kachchhwaha (Kachwaha) Rajputs ca. 1150. Amer is dominated by the palace complex located halfway up a hill crowned by massive fortifications. The palace complex was built along a north-south axis over a period of ca. 100 years. Raja Man Singh (reigned ca. 1590-1614) built the original palace at the southernmost end. Two sets of courtyards and structures, showing rich cross-fertilization between the Mughal and Rajput styles, were added along the northern axis by Mirza Raja Jai Singh (reigned 1623-1667). In 1727 Jai Singh II founded his new capital at Jaipur, and Amer was abandoned from 1728. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Amer (Amber) was founded by Mina (Meena) tribesmen in the early 10th century CE and taken by the Kachchhwaha (Kachwaha) Rajputs ca. 1150. Amer is dominated by the palace complex located halfway up a hill crowned by massive fortifications. The palace complex was built along a north-south axis over a period of ca. 100 years. Raja Man Singh (reigned ca. 1590-1614) built the original palace at the southernmost end. Two sets of courtyards and structures, showing rich cross-fertilization between the Mughal and Rajput styles, were added along the northern axis by Mirza Raja Jai Singh (reigned 1623-1667). In 1727 Jai Singh II founded his new capital at Jaipur, and Amer was abandoned from 1728. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Thirteen
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Thirteen
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Identifier:
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1A2-IN-JAIP-AF-C14
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A2-IN-JAIP-AF-C14
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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