History of Mughal Architecture : Akbar (1556-1605 A.D.) Vol. II

This is the second volume of 4-volume series History of Mughal Architecture. It deals with the Personality Architecture of the Classical Age of Akbar, e.g. his buildings of Agra Fort and Fatehpur SikriChapters:01. The Making of Akbar's Personality and Thought- Ibadat-Khanah, Mahzar, Allopanisad, Din-i-Ilahi, Tarikh-i-Ilahi, Sun-worship, Tuladan02. Agra Fort and Its Palatial Mansions- Darul-Khilafat, City Drainage, Fort, Delhi Darwazah, Akbar Darwazah, Bengali Mahal03. Water Supply system of Agra Fort - Supply from Babur's Baoli, Khizri Dawazah Water Works, Well House of the Bengali Mahal04. Fatehpur Sikri: Town Planning, Drainage and water supply - The Sacred Complex, Royal Complex, Public Court05. The Sacred Complex (Sahn-i-Ibadat) of Fatehpur Sikri - Stone Cutter's Mosque, Jami Masjid and Buland Darwazah, Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti06. Rang Mahal and the Royal Complex (Sahn-i-Khass) - Rang Mahal and Raniwas (Harem) Mahal-i-Ilahi, Shahi Bazar, Mina Bazar07. The Public Court (Sahn-i-Rayyat) and Miscellaneous buildings of Fatehpur Sikri - Khwabgah, Panch Mahal, Chaupar Court, Diwan-i- Am, Faizi's House, Caravan Sarai, Hiran Minar08. Ekastambha-Prasada, Ibadat-Khanah and Diwan-i-Khass - Its Architecture and Symbolism, Akbar's belief in sun worship09. Architectural Miscellany of Akbar - Jal Mahal, Kos Minar, Lahore Fort, Attock Fort, Nasim Bagh, Taragadh and Ajmer, Jaunpur10. Hammam establishment of the Mughals - Hammam-i-Shahi, Hammams of Fatehpur Sikri, Stucco Ornamentation of Hammams11. Epilogue: An Estimate of Akbar's Style