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Chhatris (Architecture)


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    • found: Work cat: Jharokas and chhatris in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India, 1965-2000, via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, Aug. 7, 2020.
    • found: Merrriam-Webster online, Aug. 7, 2020:(chhatri plural -s (India): 1. a funerary monument : a chapel built over a tomb; 2. a resthouse for visitors to a temple or other sacred site)
    • found: Wikipedia, Aug. 7, 2020(chhatri are elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture; the more usual meaning is of a funerary monument built over a place of cremation of an important personage; it is also used to refer to the small pavilions that mark the corners and roof of the entrance of a major building)
    • found: Petersen, A. Dictionary of Islamic architecture online, 1996(chatri: Mughal and Hindu term for a domed kiosk on the roof of a temple, tomb or mosque; the domes are usually supported on four columns)
    • found: Paradigms of Indian architecture, 2014, via Google books, Aug. 7, 2020:p. 173 (a chhatri is a semi-open element, open on the sides and covered on top; it can be considered as close to a cupola)
    • found: District Shivpuri website, Aug. 8, 2020:tourism > tourist places > chhatri (Shivpuri is famous for graceful, intricately embellished marble chhatris erected by Scindia rulers. The Chhatris are set in an elaborate Mughal Garden and are dedicated to Scindias. One of these belongs to Madhav Rao Scindia, and the other to his mother Maharani Sakhya Raje Scindia facing each other. The Chhatris are spectacular fusion of Hindu and Islamic architecture styles with Mughal pavilions)
    • notfound: Art & architecture thesaurus online, Aug. 8, 2020
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