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The Gujari Mahal Archeological Museum or State Archaeological Museum, sometimes called the "Gwalior Fort Museum", is a state museum in Gwalior, located in the fortress of Gujari Mahal. [1] It displays numerous artifacts of the region, including a fragment of the Garuda capital of the Heliodorus pillar from Vidisha .
The outer structure of the Gujari Mahal has survived in an almost total state of preservation, the interior has been now converted into an archaeological museum. Within Gwalior Fort, also built by Man Singh Tomar, is the Man Mandir Palace, [18] built between 1486 CE and 1517 CE. The tiles that once adorned its exterior have not survived, but at ...
This chhatri (cupola or domed shaped pavilion) was built as a memorial to Bhim Singh Rana (1707–1756), a ruler of Gohad state. It was built by his successor, Chhatra Singh. Bhim Singh occupied Gwalior fort in 1740 when the Mughal Satrap, Ali Khan, surrendered. In 1754, Bhim Singh built a bhimtal (a lake) as a monument at the fort.
The palace is built of rubble masonry and lime mortar. The palace building has between one and three rooms on the north, west, and east sides, but it is several rooms deeper on the south side where the bulk of the structure lies. The north and west sides have arched passages built into the fort's bastion and have no windows.
The 15th century Gujari Mahal is a monument to the love of Raja Mansingh Tomar for his Gujar Queen, Mrignayani. The outer structure of Gujari Mahal has survived in an almost total state of preservation; the interior has been converted into an archaeological museum housing rare antiquities, some of them dating back to the 1st century A.D.
Firuz Shah Tughlaq (Persian: فیروز شاه تغلق, romanized: Fīrūz Shāh Tughlaq; 1309 – 20 September 1388) was the 19th sultan of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. [1] [2] [3] A Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq following the latter's death at Thatta in Sindh, as Muhammad Bin Tughlaq had gone in pursuit of Taghi the rebellious Muslim ...
Hisar pronunciation ⓘ also known as Hissar is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district in the state of Haryana in northwestern India.It is located 164 km (102 mi) to the west of New Delhi, India's capital, and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to develop as an alternative center of growth to Delhi.
Ustad Ahmad Lahori (Punjabi pronunciation: [ʊstaːd ˈɛː(ɦ)məd lə(ɦ)oːɾiː]; c.1580–1649), [1] also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori, was a Punjabi architect and engineer of the Mughal Empire who served as the chief architect during the reign of Shah Jahan; and was responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, in Agra; as well as the Red Fort ...