Banaras, the City Revealed

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George Michell, Rana P. B. Singh
Marg Publications, 2005 - Travel - 152 pages
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Existing books on Banaras vary from evocative phot ographic treatments of the city and its picturesqu e riverside frontage to studies of present-day religious beliefs and practices. None of these, however, deal with the architecture and art of the city within a specific historical context. Banaras The City Revealed provides a close

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Contents
7
City Maps
19
Vestiges of the Past
43
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19th century Ahilyabai arches architectural Arhai Kangura Aurangzeb Ausanganj Awadh Bakaria Kund Banaras Banaras Hindu University baradari Bhadaini Bhaironath Bhelupura Bibi Raziyya brahmins British building built caravanserais central Chet Singh city's clustered shikhara constructed court courtyard cultural decorative deities Delhi Dharahara dharmashalas dome doorway Durga entrance erected facade flanked Gahadvala Ganga Gangapur garden Ghat heritage Hindu houses Jnanavapi Kangura Kashi kilometres linga located Mahal Mahamaya Temple Maharaja mandapa Mandir Manikarnika Ghat Maratha metres monument Mosque Mughal Muslim Narain Singh Nawab niches north lndia octagonal palace Panchakroshi route Panchakroshi Temple Panchganga Panchganga Ghat panels patrons pavilion Peshwa platforms pokhara prayer hall qibla qibla wall Raja Raja Man Singh Rajghat Rambagh Ramnagar Rana rectangular religious river riverfront riverside roof sacred sanctuary sandstone Sarnath Shah shikhara shrines side Sindhia space steps stone structures style sultans tank terrace tiers tomb tower urban Varanasi Vishvanatha Temple Vishveshvara

About the author (2005)

George Michell trained as an architect in Melbourne, and then obtained a PhD in Indian Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, with a dissertation on Early Chalukya temples. Since then he has undertaken numerous documentation and research projects, most recently with John M. Fritz at Hampi. Surendra Kumar studied information technology in Bengaluru, and now works part-time as a photographer, specializing in panoramic topographic views. His work has been spectacularly showcased in Discovering the Deccan (Pictor, Mumbai)

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TitleBanaras, the City Revealed
Volume 52; Volume 57 of Marg publications
EditorsGeorge Michell, Rana P. B. Singh
Photographs byClare Arni
Illustrated byClare Arni
ContributorNational Centre for the Performing Arts (India)
PublisherMarg Publications, 2005
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized3 Sep 2008
ISBN8185026726, 9788185026725
Length152 pages
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