The course aims to impart knowledge of the architectural development during the period from 1526 to 1757 AD, i.e., the period of the Mughal Empire. The course may enhance the understanding of the synthesis of various foreign & indigenous styles to evolve the Architecture during the period. Moreover, it also provides knowledge of the building technology and decorative features developed during the Mughal period. This course is significant for the undergraduate, post graduate and Ph.D. students.INTENDED AUDIENCE:Students of PG and PhDPREREQUISITES:GraduationINDUSTRY SUPPORT:Tourism Industry

Syllabus

Week 1: 1. ARCHITECTURAL TECHNIQUES & BUILDING MATERIAL AND MORTAR 2. FORMATION OF MUGHAL SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: MOSQUES AND GARDENS UNDER BABUR 3. TOMB OF HUMAYUN 4.ARCHITECTURE OFFATEHPUR SIKARI- I 5.ARCHITECTUREOF FATEHPUR SIKARI- II Week 2: 6. TEMPLEOF GOBIND DEVAGOBIND DEVA:AN ARCHITECTURALSTUDY 7.FORTS OF AGRA & LAHORE: A STUDY IN ARCHITECTURE 8. TOMB OF AKBAR 9.The Southern Gate of Tomb of Akbar: An Architectural Study
10.TOMB OFItmad-uDdaulah:A STUDY IN MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE
Week 3: 11. TOMB OF JAHANGIR: AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY 12. TAJ MAHAL: AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY- I 13. TAJ MAHAL: AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY- II 14. ARCHITECTURE OF JAMA MASJID AT AGRA 15. ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF JAMA MASJID AT DELHI
Week 4: 16. ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF SHAHAJAHANABAD/ RED FORT AT DELHI- I 17. ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF SHAHAJAHANABAD/ RED FORT AT DELHI- II 18. RED FORT AT AGRA: A STUDY OF SHAHJAHANI ARCHITECTURE 19. THE FORT OF LAHORE: A STUDY OF SHAHJAHANI ARCHITECTURE I 20. THE FORT OF LAHORE: A STUDY OF SHAHJAHANI ARCHITECTURE II
Week 5: 21. WAZIR KHAN MOSQUE: A STUDY IN ARCHITECTURE 22. TURKISH HAMMAM OF SHAHJAHAN: A STUDY IN HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE- I 23. TURKISH HAMMAM OF SHAHJAHAN: A STUDY IN HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE- II 24. MUGHAL MOSQUES AT AJMER: A STUDY IN MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE- I 25. MUGHAL MOSQUES AT AJMER: A STUDY IN MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE- II Week 6:
26. REGIONAL VARIATION OF MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE: A STUDY OF TOMB OF ABU KHAN AT MEERUT, UP 27. ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER AURANGJEB 28. TOMB OF SAFDARJUNG: AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY 29. BADSHAHI MOSQUE AT LAHORE: AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY 30. SABIT KHAN'S MOSQUE, ALIGARH: AN ARCHITECTURALSTUDY
Week 7: 31. FOREIGN INFLUENCES ON MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE- I 32. FOREIGN INFLUENCES ON MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE- II 33. INDIGENOUS INFLUENCES ON MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE- I 34. INDIGENOUS INFLUENCES ON MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE- II 35. MUGHAL SUB-IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE- I
Week 8: 36. MUGHAL SUB-IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE- II 37. MUGHAL SUB-IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE- III 38. MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SHIKARGAHS (RUPBAS) 39. PUBLIC UTILITY ARCHITECTURE UNDER THE MUGHALS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DAMS/ WATER STRUCTURES: TALAB SHAHI 40. PUBLIC UTILITY ARCHITECTURE UNDER THE MUGHALS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SARAI: NURSARAI Week 9: 41. DECCAN ARCHITECTURE: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES- I 42. DECCAN ARCHITECTURE: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES- II 43. DECCAN ARCHITECTURE: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES- III 44. DECCAN ARCHITECTURE: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES- IV 45. DECCAN ARCHITECTURE: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES- V
Week 10:

46.DECCAN ARCHITECTURE: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES- VI

47.Development of Deccan Architecture at Bijapur- I

48.Development of Deccan Architecture at Bijapur- II

49.Development of architecture at Lucknow- I

50.Development of architecture at Lucknow- I

Week 11: 51.DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT JAIPUR- I 52. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT JAIPUR- II 53. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT DEEG- I 54. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT DEEG- II 55. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT DEEG- III
Week 12: 56. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT DEEG- IV 57. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT DEEG- V 58. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT DEEG- VI 59. DEEG FORT: AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY I 60. DEEG FORT: AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY II