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Jali panels in Rajput style, Hawa Mahal, Jaipur Jali screens in the tomb of Akbar the Great near Agra, India. A jali or jaali (jālī, meaning "net") is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen, usually with an ornamental pattern constructed through the use of calligraphy, geometry or natural patterns.
Indo-Islamic architecture is the architecture of the Indian subcontinent produced by and for Islamic patrons and purposes. Despite an initial Arab presence in Sindh , the development of Indo-Islamic architecture began in earnest with the establishment of Delhi as the capital of the Ghurid dynasty in 1193. [ 1 ]
The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known locally as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali, is a Sunni mosque, located in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. The mosque was built by Sidi Sayyad, a Habshi nobleman, in AH 980 (1572/1573 CE). The structure is a Monument of National Importance. [1]
Jali, stone openwork screens, are introduced here; they already had been long used in temples. [83] By the time of Tughlaqs Islamic architecture in India had adopted some features of earlier Indian architecture, such as the use of a high plinth, [84] and often mouldings around its edges, as well as columns and brackets and hypostyle halls. [85]
A common feature in classical Indian architecture, most prominently seen in Rajput architecture. It is supported on two or more brackets or corbelling , has two pillars or pilasters , balustrade and a cupola or pyramidal roof; technically closed by jali but generally partly open for the residents to peep out to see passing processions.
The Taj Mahal (/ ˌ t ɑː dʒ m ə ˈ h ɑː l, ˌ t ɑː ʒ-/ TAHJ mə-HAHL, TAHZH-; Hindi: [taːdʒ ˈmɛɦ(ɛ)l]; lit. ' Crown of the Palace ') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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This architectural embellishment finds widespread application in Hindu temple architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture, and more broadly within the realm of Islamic architecture. [9] The Jali has evolved notably in Gujrat, but it manifested uniquely in the Hilal Khan Mosque, showcasing significant artistic and aesthetic distinctiveness.