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Hammam and Abdar KhanaFatehpur Sikri, India
Along the east wall of the Daulat Khana, just outside the southwest corner of the Diwan-i 'Am court, is a small, elegant bathhouse.
Its current entrance is via a small doorway located to the right of its original arched opening. The later exterior masonry work covering the lower portion of the original entrance arch extends throughout the site, complicating interpretation on the basis of architectural evidence. Considerable conservation and restoration work was done between 1899-1905 under Lord Curzon, and understanding the exact role of this project will prove valuable, furthering scholarship on the site.
Looking into the doorway, one sees directly into the far reaches of the bath. The original entrance led to a vestibule, from which the private areas of the bath were not visible.
Sources:
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: selected papers from the International Symposium on Fatehpur-Sikri held on October 17-19, 1985, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bombay: Marg Publications, 1987.
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: A Sourcebook. Cambridge, MA: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
Brentjes, Burchard. "City, House and Grave: Symbolism in Central and South Asian Architecture." Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre, no. 2 (1984): 3-6.
Koch, Ebba. "Mughal Palace Gardens from Babur to Shah Jahan, 1526-1648." Muqarnas XIV (1997): 146.
Kulbhushan, Jain. Fatehpur Sikri: Where Spaces Touch Perfection. Weimar: VDG, 2003.
Macneal, Alina. "The Stone Encampment," Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre no. 1-2 (1991): 36-45.
Nath, R. Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri: Forms, Techniques & Concepts. Jaipur: Historical Research Documentation Programme, 1988.
Nath, R. Fatehpur Sikri and its Monuments. Agra: The Historical Research Documentation Programme, 2000.
Newel, H. A. Agra & Fatehpur Sikri: A Traveller’s History. Gurgaeon: Shubhi Publications, 2004.
Petruciolli, Attilio and Thomas Dix. Fatehpur Sikri. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1992.
Rizvi, Saiyid Athar Abbas. Fathpur-Sikri. Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons, 1975.
Sharma, D.V. Archaeology of Fatehpur Sikri: New Discoveries. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2008.
Smith, Edmund W. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri. Delhi: Caxton, 1985.
Its current entrance is via a small doorway located to the right of its original arched opening. The later exterior masonry work covering the lower portion of the original entrance arch extends throughout the site, complicating interpretation on the basis of architectural evidence. Considerable conservation and restoration work was done between 1899-1905 under Lord Curzon, and understanding the exact role of this project will prove valuable, furthering scholarship on the site.
Looking into the doorway, one sees directly into the far reaches of the bath. The original entrance led to a vestibule, from which the private areas of the bath were not visible.
Sources:
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: selected papers from the International Symposium on Fatehpur-Sikri held on October 17-19, 1985, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bombay: Marg Publications, 1987.
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: A Sourcebook. Cambridge, MA: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
Brentjes, Burchard. "City, House and Grave: Symbolism in Central and South Asian Architecture." Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre, no. 2 (1984): 3-6.
Koch, Ebba. "Mughal Palace Gardens from Babur to Shah Jahan, 1526-1648." Muqarnas XIV (1997): 146.
Kulbhushan, Jain. Fatehpur Sikri: Where Spaces Touch Perfection. Weimar: VDG, 2003.
Macneal, Alina. "The Stone Encampment," Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre no. 1-2 (1991): 36-45.
Nath, R. Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri: Forms, Techniques & Concepts. Jaipur: Historical Research Documentation Programme, 1988.
Nath, R. Fatehpur Sikri and its Monuments. Agra: The Historical Research Documentation Programme, 2000.
Newel, H. A. Agra & Fatehpur Sikri: A Traveller’s History. Gurgaeon: Shubhi Publications, 2004.
Petruciolli, Attilio and Thomas Dix. Fatehpur Sikri. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1992.
Rizvi, Saiyid Athar Abbas. Fathpur-Sikri. Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons, 1975.
Sharma, D.V. Archaeology of Fatehpur Sikri: New Discoveries. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2008.
Smith, Edmund W. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri. Delhi: Caxton, 1985.
Location
Fatehpur Sikri, India
Documents
Associated Names
Part of Site
Events
1572-1585/980-993 AH
Style Periods
1526-1858
Variant Names
Diwan-i 'Amm Hammam
Variant
Diwan-i-Am Baths
Variant
Building Usages
Hammam and Abdar Khana
Fatehpur Sikri, India
Along the east wall of the Daulat Khana, just outside the southwest corner of the Diwan-i 'Am court, is a small, elegant bathhouse.
Its current entrance is via a small doorway located to the right of its original arched opening. The later exterior masonry work covering the lower portion of the original entrance arch extends throughout the site, complicating interpretation on the basis of architectural evidence. Considerable conservation and restoration work was done between 1899-1905 under Lord Curzon, and understanding the exact role of this project will prove valuable, furthering scholarship on the site.
Looking into the doorway, one sees directly into the far reaches of the bath. The original entrance led to a vestibule, from which the private areas of the bath were not visible.
Sources:
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: selected papers from the International Symposium on Fatehpur-Sikri held on October 17-19, 1985, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bombay: Marg Publications, 1987.
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: A Sourcebook. Cambridge, MA: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
Brentjes, Burchard. "City, House and Grave: Symbolism in Central and South Asian Architecture." Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre, no. 2 (1984): 3-6.
Koch, Ebba. "Mughal Palace Gardens from Babur to Shah Jahan, 1526-1648." Muqarnas XIV (1997): 146.
Kulbhushan, Jain. Fatehpur Sikri: Where Spaces Touch Perfection. Weimar: VDG, 2003.
Macneal, Alina. "The Stone Encampment," Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre no. 1-2 (1991): 36-45.
Nath, R. Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri: Forms, Techniques & Concepts. Jaipur: Historical Research Documentation Programme, 1988.
Nath, R. Fatehpur Sikri and its Monuments. Agra: The Historical Research Documentation Programme, 2000.
Newel, H. A. Agra & Fatehpur Sikri: A Traveller’s History. Gurgaeon: Shubhi Publications, 2004.
Petruciolli, Attilio and Thomas Dix. Fatehpur Sikri. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1992.
Rizvi, Saiyid Athar Abbas. Fathpur-Sikri. Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons, 1975.
Sharma, D.V. Archaeology of Fatehpur Sikri: New Discoveries. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2008.
Smith, Edmund W. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri. Delhi: Caxton, 1985.
Its current entrance is via a small doorway located to the right of its original arched opening. The later exterior masonry work covering the lower portion of the original entrance arch extends throughout the site, complicating interpretation on the basis of architectural evidence. Considerable conservation and restoration work was done between 1899-1905 under Lord Curzon, and understanding the exact role of this project will prove valuable, furthering scholarship on the site.
Looking into the doorway, one sees directly into the far reaches of the bath. The original entrance led to a vestibule, from which the private areas of the bath were not visible.
Sources:
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: selected papers from the International Symposium on Fatehpur-Sikri held on October 17-19, 1985, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bombay: Marg Publications, 1987.
Brand, Michael and Glenn D. Lowry, editors. Fatehpur-Sikri: A Sourcebook. Cambridge, MA: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
Brentjes, Burchard. "City, House and Grave: Symbolism in Central and South Asian Architecture." Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre, no. 2 (1984): 3-6.
Koch, Ebba. "Mughal Palace Gardens from Babur to Shah Jahan, 1526-1648." Muqarnas XIV (1997): 146.
Kulbhushan, Jain. Fatehpur Sikri: Where Spaces Touch Perfection. Weimar: VDG, 2003.
Macneal, Alina. "The Stone Encampment," Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre no. 1-2 (1991): 36-45.
Nath, R. Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri: Forms, Techniques & Concepts. Jaipur: Historical Research Documentation Programme, 1988.
Nath, R. Fatehpur Sikri and its Monuments. Agra: The Historical Research Documentation Programme, 2000.
Newel, H. A. Agra & Fatehpur Sikri: A Traveller’s History. Gurgaeon: Shubhi Publications, 2004.
Petruciolli, Attilio and Thomas Dix. Fatehpur Sikri. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1992.
Rizvi, Saiyid Athar Abbas. Fathpur-Sikri. Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons, 1975.
Sharma, D.V. Archaeology of Fatehpur Sikri: New Discoveries. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2008.
Smith, Edmund W. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri. Delhi: Caxton, 1985.
Location
Fatehpur Sikri, India
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Documents
Associated Names
Part of Site
Events
1572-1585/980-993 AH
Style Periods
1526-1858
Variant Names
Diwan-i 'Amm Hammam
Variant
Diwan-i-Am Baths
Variant
Building Usages