Showing posts with label Uttar Pradesh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uttar Pradesh. Show all posts
Aug 20, 2016
Ghats of Varanasi (Benaras/Kashi) - Circa c1950-60's
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9:34 PM
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1960s,
Architecture,
Ganges,
River,
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Uttar Pradesh,
Varanasi
Aug 14, 2016
Mar 8, 2016
The Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Varanasi (Benares) - c1875
The original Kashi Vishwanath Temple was destroyed by aurangzeb who built a mosque in its place, but the traces of the old temple can be seen behind the mosque.The present temple was built by Maharani Ahilya Bai of Indore in the year 1776 and the gold plating on the towers of the temple was provided by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Indore.
The Temples and Ghats of Varanasi (Benares) - c1900
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3:58 PM
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1900s,
Architecture,
Ganges,
River,
Temple,
Uttar Pradesh,
Varanasi
Jan 5, 2016
Oct 18, 2015
Jun 5, 2015
The Stone Bridge and New Fortifications - Lucknow, 1858
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9:56 PM
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1850s,
Architecture,
Landscape,
Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh
Panorama of Devastated Lucknow after Indian Mutiny, Taken from Great Imambara - 1858
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Indian Mutiny,
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Mar 21, 2015
Agra Fort and Moti Masjid - Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 1900's
Moti Masjid was built inside the Agra fort in 1654 during the reign of Shah Jahan (1627-1558).
Inside Agra Fort
Source: ebay
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8:45 PM
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1900s,
Agra,
Architecture,
Fort,
Mosque,
Uttar Pradesh
Oct 19, 2014
Tomb of Akbar the Great in Sikandra, a Suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh - c1860's
Gateway of Akbar's Tomb
Gateway of Akbar's Tomb
Tomb of Akbar
Tomb of Akbar
Tomb of Akbar
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Modern photo of gateway
Photographer: Felice Beato and Henry Hering
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
Gateway of Akbar's Tomb
Tomb of Akbar
Tomb of Akbar
Tomb of Akbar
View a modern photograph
Modern photo of gateway
Photographer: Felice Beato and Henry Hering
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
View of Palace and Outside Wall of the Agra Fort - c1860's
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Photographer: Felice Beato and Henry Hering
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
Marble Palace in the Agra Fort - Agra c1860's
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Photographer: Felice Beato and Henry Hering
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
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