Pre-Study: What to Study
7 Subtopics · 112 ConceptsOrigin and Religious Basis
Emergence and Religious Basis of Buddhist Architecture
Importance 3/5 What to StudyDivision of the Buddha's Relics and the Earliest Stupas
Importance 3/5 What to StudyAshokan Patronage of Stupas
Importance 4/5 What to StudyThe Stupa — Typology and Structure
Classification of Stupas (Saririka, Paribhogika, Uddesika, Votive)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyStructural Parts of a Stupa
Importance 5/5 What to StudySymbolism of the Stupa
Importance 4/5 What to StudyDevelopmental Phases of Stupa Architecture
Mauryan and Shunga–Satavahana Phases
Importance 4/5 What to StudyKushan–Gandhara, Amaravati and Gupta Phases
Importance 4/5 What to StudyAniconic vs Iconic Representation
Aniconic and Iconic Phases of Buddhist Art
Importance 5/5 What to StudyGandhara, Mathura and Amaravati Schools Compared
Importance 5/5 What to StudySymbols of Events in the Buddha's Life
Importance 4/5 What to StudyMajor Buddhist Sites
Sanchi and Bharhut
Importance 4/5 What to StudyAmaravati, Nagarjunakonda and Taxila
Importance 4/5 What to StudySarnath and Bodh Gaya
Importance 4/5 What to StudyRock-Cut Architecture: Chaitya and Vihara
Plan and Parts of a Chaitya Griha
Importance 4/5 What to StudyPrincipal Chaitya Halls (Bhaja, Karle, Ajanta, Ellora)
Importance 5/5 What to StudyVihara Layout and the Later Shrine Room
Importance 3/5 What to StudyAjanta Viharas and Their Painting Technique
Importance 4/5 What to StudyNalanda Mahavihara
Importance 3/5 What to StudyChaitya and Vihara Distinguished
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Origin and Religious Context
Emergence of Structural Temples in the Gupta Period
Importance 4/5 What to StudyVastu Purusha Mandala and Silpashastra Texts
Importance 3/5 What to StudySpatial and Vertical Vocabulary
Garbhagriha, Antarala and Mandapa
Importance 4/5 What to StudyShikhara, Vimana, Amalaka and Kalasha
Importance 5/5 What to StudyJagati, Gopuram, Prakara and Devakoshtha
Importance 4/5 What to StudyClassification of Temple Styles
Nagara, Dravida and Vesara: Basis and Regions
Importance 5/5 What to StudyNagara, Dravida and Vesara Compared by Feature
Importance 5/5 What to StudyEarly Structural Temples — Gupta Period
Temple No. 17 at Sanchi and Tigawa Temple
Importance 3/5 What to StudyDashavatara Temple, Deogarh
Importance 5/5 What to StudyBhitargaon Temple and Udayagiri Caves
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Historical and Geographical Setting
Definition and Core Features of the Nagara Style
Importance 4/5 What to StudyGupta Foundations and Regional Sub-Styles of Nagara
Importance 3/5 What to StudySuperstructure Types
Nagara Superstructure Types
Importance 4/5 What to StudyUrushringas, Rathas and Jangha
Importance 3/5 What to StudyRegional Variants
Kalinga Style Terms (Rekha Deul, Pidha Deul, Khakhara, Jagamohana)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyBhubaneswar Temples (Parasurameswar, Mukteshwara, Lingaraja)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyKonark Sun Temple and Jagannath Temple, Puri
Importance 5/5 What to StudyKhajuraho Temples: Sekhari Profile and Mithuna Sculptures
Importance 4/5 What to StudyKandariya Mahadeva Temple
Importance 3/5 What to StudyMaru-Gurjara Style and the Modhera Sun Temple
Importance 4/5 What to StudyDilwara and Ranakpur Jain Temples
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Historical and Geographical Setting
Definition and Range of the Dravida Style
Importance 3/5 What to StudyDynastic Sequence of Dravida Architecture
Importance 3/5 What to StudyDevelopmental Trajectory
Pallava Phase: Rock-Cut to Structural
Importance 4/5 What to StudyChola Contribution
Importance 4/5 What to StudyPandya, Vijayanagara and Nayaka Contributions
Importance 4/5 What to StudyDravida Architectural Vocabulary
Vimana and Its Parts (Tala, Griva, Stupi)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyShikhara in Nagara and Dravida Usage
Importance 5/5 What to StudyGopuram and Vimana: Relative Height Over Time
Importance 4/5 What to StudyPushkarini, Kalyana Mandapa and Musical Pillars
Importance 4/5 What to StudyMajor Dravida Monuments
Pancha Rathas and Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
Importance 5/5 What to StudyKailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
Importance 4/5 What to StudyBrihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur
Importance 5/5 What to StudyGangaikondacholapuram and Airavatesvara Temples
Importance 4/5 What to StudyMeenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Importance 3/5 What to StudyVittala Temple, Hampi
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Definition and Geographical Context
Meaning and Identity of Vesara
Importance 4/5 What to StudyRegion and Textual Recognition of Vesara
Importance 3/5 What to StudyDynastic Contributions
Early Chalukyas of Badami
Importance 4/5 What to StudyRashtrakutas and the Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora
Importance 5/5 What to StudyLater Chalukyas, Hoysalas and Kakatiyas
Importance 3/5 What to StudyHoysala Architecture
Hoysala Stellate Plan and Soapstone
Importance 4/5 What to StudyHoysala Friezes, Lathe-Turned Pillars and Multi-Shrine Plans
Importance 3/5 What to StudyHoysala Temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura
Importance 5/5 What to StudyRamappa Temple, Palampet
Importance 4/5 What to StudyAihole and Pattadakal
Aihole and Its Durga and Lad Khan Temples
Importance 4/5 What to StudyMeguti Temple and the Aihole Inscription
Importance 4/5 What to StudyPattadakal (Virupaksha and Papanatha Temples)
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Structural and Conceptual Transformation
Trabeate and Arcuate Systems
Importance 5/5 What to StudyTemple and Mosque: Decoration and Use of Space
Importance 3/5 What to StudyMosque Elements and Spolia
Importance 4/5 What to StudySquinch, Muqarnas and Double Dome
Importance 4/5 What to StudyPietra Dura and Charbagh
Importance 4/5 What to StudyDelhi Sultanate Monuments
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque and the Iron Pillar
Importance 4/5 What to StudyQutub Minar
Importance 5/5 What to StudyAdhai Din Ka Jhopra and Tomb of Iltutmish
Importance 3/5 What to StudyAlai Darwaza
Importance 4/5 What to StudyTughlaq Style and Monuments
Importance 3/5 What to StudyLodhi Garden-Tombs
Importance 3/5 What to StudyProvincial Sultanate Architecture
Bengal and Jaunpur Sultanates
Importance 3/5 What to StudyGujarat and Malwa Sultanates
Importance 3/5 What to StudyBijapur and Bidar
Importance 4/5 What to StudyMughal Architecture
Babur and the Charbagh
Importance 2/5 What to StudyHumayun's Tomb
Importance 5/5 What to StudyAkbar's Syncretic Style
Importance 4/5 What to StudyAgra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and Buland Darwaza
Importance 4/5 What to StudyTomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah
Importance 4/5 What to StudyAkbar's Tomb, Sikandra
Importance 2/5 What to StudyShah Jahan's Style Compared with Akbar's
Importance 4/5 What to StudyTaj Mahal
Importance 5/5 What to StudyRed Fort and Jama Masjid, Delhi
Importance 3/5 What to StudyBibi Ka Maqbara and Badshahi Mosque
Importance 3/5 What to StudyHumayun's Tomb, Itmad-ud-Daulah and Taj Mahal Compared
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Introduction and Context
Context and Purposes of Colonial Architecture
Importance 3/5 What to StudyThree Phases of Colonial Architecture
Importance 3/5 What to StudyIndo-Saracenic Style
Meaning and Purposes of the Indo-Saracenic Style
Importance 4/5 What to StudyStructural Basis and Features of Indo-Saracenic Buildings
Importance 3/5 What to StudyArchitects of the Indo-Saracenic Style
Importance 2/5 What to StudyMajor Monuments of Colonial Architecture
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
Importance 3/5 What to StudyGateway of India, Mumbai
Importance 3/5 What to StudyChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai
Importance 4/5 What to StudyBombay High Court and Madras High Court
Importance 2/5 What to StudyMysore Palace and Laxmi Vilas Palace
Importance 2/5 What to StudyNew Delhi — Lutyens' Capital
Capital Transfer and Planning of New Delhi
Importance 3/5 What to StudyRashtrapati Bhavan
Importance 3/5 What to StudySecretariats, Parliament House, Connaught Place and India Gate
Importance 3/5 What to StudyGothic Revival in India
Gothic Revival: Arrival and Features
Importance 3/5 What to StudyRajabai Clock Tower and the Cathedrals
Importance 2/5 What to StudyDistinguishing Features — Colonial Styles
Neoclassical and Georgian Style
Importance 2/5 What to StudyColonial Styles Distinguished
Importance 3/5 What to StudyComparison — All Architectural Styles
Stupa and Temple Styles Compared
Importance 3/5 What to StudyIndo-Islamic and Colonial Styles Compared with Earlier Traditions
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