Latticed screen windows often found in Islamic architecture, typically made of stone, metal, and in rare cases, also wood. Apart form the practical function of visibility and ventilation, jaalis lend a quality of delicacy to a building. The term is also used for an embroidery technique where small perforations are made in the fabric and stitched taut to resemble a lattice.
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Architecture patronised by the Andhra Ikshvakus (c. fourth to third century BCE) (not to be confused with the legendary Ikshvaku dynasty…
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye, built in 1851 to house the cloak relic of Prophet Muhammad, from which it receives its…
A pillared pavilion or hall found in Dravida temples. Typically the largest mandapa (pavilion) of the temple, the mahamandapa serves…
The Tamil term for an arch that is shaped like a horse-shoe. It is also known as the chaitya arch,…
Straight enclosure wall surrounding the shrine and other structures, and demarcating pathways around them, in Dravida-style temples of South India.…
The portion of a column or pier located between the base and the capital to support the structure. It is…
A Persian term for private quarters in a house reserved exclusively for women. Originally an extension of the Islamic concept…