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  Connecting local culture
and architecture in a unique
   and surprising manner
ALTRIM PUBLISHERS is a Barcelona-based publishing
house with offices in Chandigarh (India). The titles of Al-
trim focus on Indian architecture and Architectural Travel
Guides.

The Architectural Travel Guide Series approach to
fulfill an unattended need of Architects and Archi-
tecture Lovers, to enable readers to connect local
culture and daily lifestyle to the shelters locals in-
habit, to filter quality among quantity ensuring that
the traveler gets the most our of their experience,
to provide pocket size guides that fit in any type of
luggage, to take you to places you would have never
imagined!

Altrim Publishers and the local team of architects
devoted to providing the best experience in each of
the cities offered, are convinced to make the trav-
eler’s life easier, by ensuring the safety feeling that
nothing worth being seen will be missed during their
journey.

Experience the fun by joining Altrim Publishers and
our Architectural Travel Guide Series to feel the joy
of traveling as a contrast source of knowledge. Dis-
cover also with our monographs, the architecture of
the Southeast Asia, with a special focus on India,
from the heritage to the most contemporaries build-
ings, designed by a huge generation of architects
emerging from Independence through to contempo-
rary architecture affected by neo-liberal economies.
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                            SHIMLA
                            CHANDIGARH
                            DELHI
            BIKANER
JAISALMER                       LUCKNOW
                       JAIPUR       UTTARAKHAND
                 JODHPUR                  VARANASI
                 UDAIPUR

                                                      DHAKA
                                            KOLKATA
              AHMEDABAD      INDIA

                 MUMBAI

                      GOA
                             BANGALORE

                                     PONDUCHERRY
                                      & AUROVILLE

                                          SRI LANKA
The India and Southeast Asia Architectural
Travel Guides Collection introduces ancient,
modern and contemporary heritage and ar-
chitects of Southeast Asia.

With these useful pocket guides, visitors
will discover the cities and its architecture
through practical itineraries, as well as sug-
gestions for other places you can visit on the
outskirts of the cities.

Each itinerary offers practical information to
enjoy the architecture and visitors will be in-
troduced to the culture and lifestyle of the
cities along with the “Facts for the visitor”
chapter.

All projects are presented with maps, pho-
tographs, plans, practical information about
how to get around the city, and an archi-
tectonical explanation text. We’ve selected
the best experts from every city, architects
who have been working on these cities for
a long time.
FORTH-
COMING                              CHANDIGARH
                                  Vikramaditya Prakash

Chandigarh is a unique city, besides being one of the newest cities of the
twentieth century that is characterized by the seal of Le Corbusier. Although
visiting the city you will also find the work of a large team of modernist Indian
architects.
That guide to Chandigarh is into its 2nd printing! Now that parts of the city
have acquired World Heritage Status, and the public infrastructure to facili-
tate architectural tourism is vastly enhanced.
We hope this Guide is of even more use than before.

                                                            Indian
                             2nd                            Architectural
                                                            Travel Guides

                           EDITION
                           UPDATED

                                                                            NEW FEATURE
                                                                            The guide includes
                                                                            QR codes locations
                                                                            on Google Maps for
                                                                            each building

                            CHD
                                     VIKRAMADITYA PRAKASH

                            CHANDIGARH

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Chandigarh City Map                                                                                                                                 11 Itineraries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     242 pages, soft cover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     with color photographs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     maps and plans,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Buildings index list,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Facts for the visitors,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     QR Codes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ISBN: 978-84-942342-9-3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
       The Union Territory of Chandigarh:
                                                                                                                 11 Itineraries / 122 buildings and places to visit
       State Capital of Punjab and Haryana
       Area: 114 km² (44 sq km)                                                                                              I Capitol Complex & Sukhna Lake                                                              IX East to West
                                                                                                                                                                               V Government Housing II
       55 Sectors
                                                                                                                             II City Center                                    VI Panjab University                       X Leisure Valley
       Density (2011)*: 9,252 persons per sq km
       Population (2011)*: 1,054,686                                                                                         III Museum Complex                                VII PGIMER & University of Tecnology       XI North to South
       (* from Draft Chandigarh Master Plan - 2031, Chandigarh Administration)                                               IV Government Housing I                           VIII V4 Geri Route

       16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The information is organized
ITINERARY IV GOVERNMENT HOUSING I (SECTOR 22)
                                                                                                             0m              100                                500m
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         N                           by itineraries are designed to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     cater to a range of architec-
      Starting Point                                                                                                                                                         SECTOR 17
      Aroma Chowk Sector 22C                                                                                                    UDYOG PATH
 1.   Health Centre Sector 22C
      Jane. B. Drew
 2.   Kiran Cinema Sector 22D

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     tural interests and individual
      E. Maxwell Fry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    HIMALAYA MARG

 3.   Shop Cum Flats 1 & 2 Sector 22D
      E. Maxwell Fry, Jane B. Drew
 4.   House Type 11-F Sector 22D
                                                                                                                                           14             13
      E. Maxwell Fry

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     availabilities of time.
                                                                                                                                                                        9
 5.   House Type 13-D Sector 22D
      Jane B. Drew
 6.   House Type 13-J Sector 22D
      Pierre Jeanneret                                                                                                                               22 A                                                       22 B
                                                                                                                                                                        12
 7.   House Type 11-JB Sector 22D

 8.

 9.
      Pierre Jeanneret
      Nursery School 2 Sector 22D
      Pierre Jeanneret
      House Type 10-JB Sector 22D
                                                                                                                                15

                                                                                                                                      17
                                                                                                                                                16

                                                                                                                                                                        11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     To facilitate the reader, there
      Pierre Jeanneret
10.

11.
      House Type 9-F Sector 22A
      E. Maxwell Fry
      House Type 12-JB Sector 22A
                                                                                                                                                               10
                                                                                                                                                                             V4 STREET

                                                                                                                                                                              2                                                                                      is an index of buildings orga-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    SECTOR 21
                                                                                                SECTOR 23

      Pierre Jeanneret                                                                                                                                                                          1                              STARTING
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                POINT

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     nized by name and architect
12.   Secondary School Sector 22A                                                                                                          3                                                                           HOTEL
                                                                                                                                                                                  3
      Pierre Jeanneret                                                                                                                                              3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       AROMA

13.   House Type 10-JD Sector 22A                                                                                                                     4
      Pierre Jeanneret                                                                                                                                                                SHASTRI
14.   House Type 13-D Sector 22A                                                                                                                                                      MARKET

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     as a ready reference.
                                                                                                                         9            8
      Jane B. Drew
15.   House Type 10-F Sector 22A
      E. Maxwell Fry
                                                                                                                                      7
                                                                                                                                                     22 D                                                       22 C
16.   House Type 9-FB Sector 22A
      E. Maxwell Fry

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The guide is fully equipped
17.   House Type 9-FC Sector 22A                                                                                                      6                             5
      E. Maxwell Fry
                                                                                                              JAN MARG

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     with graphics and maps to
      Shopping                                           Restaurants and cafes

Croma - Electronics Megastore                       Hotel Aroma Complex, Himalaya Marg,
SCO 1094-1095 Ground & 1st Floor, Sector 22B        Sector 22C
Khadi India - Emporium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     help you navigate through the
(www.kvic.org.in) SCO 3003-04, Sector 22D
Shastri Market                                                                                                                                                                                        DAKSHIN MARG

Sector 22D                                                                                                                                                                   SECTOR 35

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     itineraries and the city.
1. Health Centre Jane B. Drew 1956                                                               2. Kiran Cinema Maxwell Fry 1956                                                                                                                                    The itineraries are skillfully di-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     vided by time, so that you can
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     plan your visit according to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     time you’ll be spending in The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     City Beautiful.
  Sector 22 C, V4 Street                                                                                    Sector 22 C, V4 Street

Ground floor plan                                  Section                                       Ground floor plan                                                                    Section

One of Drew’s first Chandigarh buildings,          both sides and another only on one side.      This is a well-preserved building with an                                            shaped residual spaces and strangely
this is a curiously defined structure. Al-         The auditorium has its own semi-enclosed      elegant street façade that seems to be                                               shaped rooms (for instance the projec-
though it is essentially organized around          court. In a sense, the plan belongs more      derived as much from the famous art-                                                 tion room on the second floor). The inte-
a central courtyard, the plan, for such a          to the pre-modern sensibilities of spatial    deco facades of the early 20th century                                               rior is however beautifully finished, with
small building, is very significantly adjust-      planning, than the modernist ones of un-      Bombay cinemas as it does from mid-                                                  subtlety, in polished white terrazzo and
ed to accommodate for programmatic par-            derlying structural and aesthetic orders.     century modernism. Internally too, the                                               teakwood panels that are illuminated with
ticularities. Two additional small courts are      The building’s street presence, an en-        plan displays art-deco sensibilities. While                                          concealed, built-in, lighting fixtures.
introduced for daylighting, a tuberculosis         trance porch in the form of a thin extend-    the main auditorium is designed with
wing generates a blocked off corner and a          ed cantilevered canopy, complete with a       great care to create a sense of theatre to
special protruding examination room. One           waiting bench, is a sculpture of dignity      it, all the other rooms seem to be pushed
set of Doctors’ offices have corridors on          and precision.                                into the residual area with several odd-

76 ITINERARY IV GOVERNMENT HOUSING I (SECTOR 22)                                                                                                                                                                                                    77

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FORTH-
COMING                                     UDAIPUR
                                           Shikha Jain

Udaipur is a historic city founded as the capital of Mewar kingdom by Ma-
harana Udai Singh. Set in a basin within a network of seven lakes, Udaipur
is one of the most picturesque cultural landscapes in the state.
Udaipur, a living heritage guide will introduce the visitor to the entire range
of resplendent Mewari art and architecture of the city. It covers architectural
marvels from across various historical periods, architectural typologies, and
artistic styles. The book include an entire itinerary devoted to the City Pal-
ace, as well as a suggestions for buildings and spots that are worth a visit
like Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh and Ranakpur.

                                               Indian
                                               Architectural
                                               Travel Guides

                                                               An Altrim and MMCF
                                                               (Udaipur) publication

                                                               8 itineraries

                UDR
                             SHIKHA JAIN
                                                               200 pages, soft cover
                                                               with color photographs,
                                                               maps and plans,
                                                               Buildings index list,
                                                               Facts for the visitors,
                                                               QR Codes

                      UDAIPUR
                                                               12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)

                                                               ISBN: 978-84-949330-3-5
                                                               25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹

8 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
2021                GOA, NORTH AND SOUTH
                              Maanasi Hattangadi

Goa was colonised by the Portuguese till as late as 1961 and thus, this era
characterises much of its contemporary patterns. The settlement fabric of
Goa at the best spans out as a rurban network of villages with only a hand-
ful of urban centres. The architecture bears strong Indo-Portuguese influ-
ences. In contemporary practices, ample experimentation and application
is taking place with materials additionally to planned interventions and local
techniques.

                                         Indian
                                         Architectural
                                         Travel Guides

                                                         16 Itineraries

             GOA
                    MAANASI HATTANGADI
                                                         250 pages, soft cover
                                                         with color photographs,
                                                         maps and plans,
                                                         Buildings index list,
                                                         Facts for the visitors,
                                                         QR Codes

           NORTH & SOUTH                                 12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)

                                                         ISBN: 978-84-942342-6-2
                                                         27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹

                                                                                      9
2021                                       SHIMLA
                                  Saumya Sharma,
                          Prabha Choudhary, Lovnish Kumar

Shimla, a small town located in the midst of the beautiful Himalayas of the
Imperial Government in India. Eventhough, over the years, Shimla has wit-
nessed and is still undergoing a lot of varied construction, the resonance
of the bygone British Era is still a prominent aspect of the town’s charac-
ter. Replete with beautiful walks among the mighty deodars and a frequent
encounter with the unique architecture of the British era that exists at its
‘blended best’, a visit to Shimla will be made more lucrative through this
extensive guide.

                                         Indian
                                         Architectural
                                         Travel Guides

                                                         7 Itineraries

         SLV
           S. SHARMA, P. CHOUDHARY, L. KUMAR
                                                         180 pages, soft cover
                                                         with color photographs,
                                                         maps and plans,
                                                         Buildings index list,
                                                         Facts for the visitors,
                                                         QR Codes
                                                         12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
               SHIMLA                                    ISBN: 978-84-949330-7-3
                                                         25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹

10 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
2022                           AHMEDABAD
                                   Riyaz Tayyibji

This is the second, updated, and extended edition of the immensely popu-
lar guide to Ahmedabad. The guide has been formulated in a way to add
convenience to your travel. The entire book has been structured around six
splendid itineraries which have been assembled geographically. This way,
the visitor can plan his/her tours with ease and travel conveniently. But as
much as the itineraries are geographical, they are historical as well.

                                         Indian
              2nd                        Architectural
                                         Travel Guides
            EDITION
            UPDATED

                                                         6 Itineraries

         AMD
                      RIYAZ TAYYIBJI
                                                         200 pages, soft cover
                                                         with color photographs,
                                                         maps and plans,
                                                         Buildings index list,
                                                         Facts for the visitors,
                                                         QR Codes
                                                         12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
            AHMEDABAD                                    ISBN: 978-84-949330-4-2
                                                         25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹

                                                                                   11
2022                                        DELHI
                                      Gaurav Sharma

Few cities in the world match the diversity and richness of Delhi’s archi-
tecture. Delhi has served as the capital of various empires and has been a
melting pot of diverse cultures. The architecture of Delhi ranges from bat-
tered ancient citadels to lived modern housing, medieval step-wells to Mu-
ghal masterpieces, Indo-Islamic tombs to contemporary cultural centres,
colonial edifices to organic urban villages. The guide negotiates and unrav-
els the built legacy of one of the largest and oldest megacities on the planet.
Its easy itineraries create encounters with the best of Delhi’s architecture.

                                        Indian
                                        Architectural
                                        Travel Guides

                                                        11 Itineraries

         DEL
                    GAURAV SHARMA
                                                        180 pages, soft cover
                                                        with color photographs,
                                                        maps and plans,
                                                        Buildings index list,
                                                        Facts for the visitors,
                                                        QR Codes
                                                        12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                  DELHI                                 ISBN: 978-84-122747-0-7
                                                        27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹

12 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
2022                          LUCKNOW
                                 Neeta Das

Lucknow lourished first under the Nawabs, then under the British in 1856,
and finally as the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in independent India.
One can see the ‘playful’ and ‘eclectic’ buildings of the 18th century as the
builders experimented with the traditional ‘Mughal’ styles and the more ex-
otic ‘European’ architecture. This then moves on to the 19th century power
statements made by the British into the called ‘colonial’ architecture.
Finally one can see Art Deco and early Modern examples of architecture
which effortlessly blend into the contemporary.

                               Indian
                               Architectural
                               Travel Guides

                                               11 Itineraries

       LKO
                 NEETA DAS
                                               180 pages, soft cover
                                               with color photographs,
                                               maps and plans,
                                               Buildings index list,
                                               Facts for the visitors,
                                               QR Codes
                                               12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
         LUCKNOW                               ISBN: 978-84-122747-1-4
                                               27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹

                                                                            13
2022                                  BANGALORE
                                 Lakshmi Krishnaswamy

Bangalore, the third-largest city of India, is a young city. The exponential
growth and inflow related to the IT sectors confers the city a spot in the
global imagination. Although contemporaneous, the city has deep cultur-
al and ecological continuities in the peninsular region, at once nourished
and refracted by its colonial inheritances. You will find a rich typology of
buildings from temples, forts and palaces to the administrative buildings
that supported the Mysore state and later, the establishments of the British
Cantonment. Post-independence, the building practices ranged from a few
neo-colonial buildings to strong experiments in regional modernism.

                                       Indian
                                       Architectural
                                       Travel Guides

                                                        8 Itineraries

         BLR
               LAKSHMI KRISHNASWAMY                     200 pages, soft cover
                                                        with color photographs,
                                                        maps and plans,
                                                        Buildings index list,
                                                        Facts for the visitors,
                                                        QR Codes
                                                        12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)

              BANGALORE                                 ISBN: 978-84-949330-9-7
    1                                                   25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹

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2022
                UTTARAKHAND - HIMALAYAS I
                      Sriparna Saha and Dhenesh Raj

Uttarakhand is frequently referred to as Dev Bhumi – Land of Gods. How-
ever, this deluge of devotion often eclipses the rich architectural heritage
of the region – be it the 1000 year old seismic resistant multistorey fortress
homes (pherols) dotting the hillsides, the traditional longhouses (bakhlis)
located in a linear manner on the sunlit terraces, the wood stone temples
off Lord Mahasu adorned with intricate wooden carvings, the remnants of
caravansarais tucked into the hillsides along the connectors to the Silk Route
the list can go on and on.

                                          Indian
                                          Architectural
                                          Travel Guides

                                                          10 Itineraries

             UKD
               SRIPARNA SAHA AND DHENESH RAJ              200 pages, soft cover
                                                          with color photographs,
                                                          maps and plans,
                                                          Buildings index list,
                                                          Facts for the visitors,
                                                          QR Codes
                                                          12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)

                 HIMALAYAS I                              ISBN: 978-84-122747-2-1
         1                                                25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹

                                                                                   15
2023             THAR - NORTHWEST RAJASTHAN
                                     Sanjeev Vidyarthi

The architectural travel guidebook of the desert cities of Jodhpur, Bikaner
and Jaisalmer is named after the Great Indian Thar Desert. The guide brings
out the architectural marvels of the three major medieval capital cities of
western Rajasthan. The travel guide book, brings together the unique clas-
sical and vernacular examples of built environment, since the book covers a
larger region, some popular built sites between these three desert cities have
also been incorporated.

                                               Indian
                                               Architectural
                                               Travel Guides

                                                               12 Itineraries

           THAR
                          SANJEEV VIDYARTHI                    200 pages, soft cover
                                                               with color photographs,
                                                               maps and plans,
                                                               Buildings index list,
                                                               Facts for the visitors,
                                                               QR Codes
                                                               12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                       NORTHWEST
                       RAJASTHAN                               ISBN: 978-84-122747-3-8
                                                               25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹

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2023                                KOLKATA
                    Siddharta Sen and Sudeshna Ghosh

Fashioned by the colonial British government in the manner of a grand Eu-
ropean capital, the city has grown assimilating the strong Western influences
and overcoming the limitations of its colonial legacy in order to find its own
unique identity. With this useful guide, you will see Kolkata’s architectural
transformation, through various routes designed to cater to your architectural
interests and the time at your disposal. The guide includes suggestions for
buildings that are worth a visit in the former European colonies located in the
outskirts and the neighboring city of Howrah.

                                         Indian
                                         Architectural
                                         Travel Guides

                                                         14 Itineraries

           CCU
                     S. SEN & S. GHOSH
                                                         200 pages, soft cover
                                                         with color photographs,
                                                         maps and plans,
                                                         Buildings index list,
                                                         Facts for the visitors,
                                                         QR Codes
                                                         12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                 KOLKATA                                 ISBN: 978-84-949330-8-0
                                                         27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹

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TITLES AVAILABLE:                                   FORTHCOMING:                                   2022-23 TITLES:
Auroville & Pondicherry - AVPNY                     Udaipur - UDR                                  Ahmedabad - AMD (2nd Ed)
Jaipur - JAI                                        Chandigarh - CHD (2nd Ed)                      Lucknow - LKO
Ahmedabad - AMD                                     Goa, North & South - GOA                       Himalaya I - UKD
Dhaka - DAC                                         Shimla - SLV                                   Delhi - DEL
                                                                                                   Bangalore-BLR
                                                                                                   Kolkata - CCU
                                                                                                   Northwest Rajasthan - THAR

                                                                                  Indian
                                    Indian                                        Architectural                                    Indian
                                    Architectural                                 Travel Guides                                    Architectural
                                    Travel Guides                                                                                  Travel Guides

                                                       UDR                                             SLV
     ANUPAMA KUNDOO & YASHODA JOSHI                            SHIKHA JAIN                             SAUMYA SHARMA & PRABHA CHOUDHARY

 AVPNY
     AUROVILLE &
     PONDICHERRY                                          UDAIPUR                                           SHIMLA

                                    Indian                                         Indian                                          Indian
                                    Architectural                                  Architectural                                   Architectural
                                    Travel Guides                                  Travel Guides                                   Travel Guides

                                                       GOA                                           AMD
                                                           MAANASI HATTANGADI                                   RIYAZ TAYYIBJI

                                                     NORTH & SOUTH                                    AHMEDABAD

                                                                                                                                    Indian
                                South Asia                                         Indian                                           Architectural
                                Architectural                                      Architectural                                    Travel Guides
                                Travel Guides                                      Travel Guides

   DAC                                                CHD                                             LKO
     ADNAN MORSHED & NESFUN NAHAR                          VIKRAMADITYA PRAKASH                                   NEETA DAS

         DHAKA                                         CHANDIGARH                                       LUCKNOW

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Browse our series catalogue at
                                                             www.altrim.net

                                                                                    India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides

                                                                                                CATALOGUE 2018-2021

                               Indian
                               Architectural
                               Travel Guides

                                                                                         Connecting local culture
                                                                                       and architecture in a unique
                                                                                          and surprising manner

    UKD
    SRIPARNA SAHA AND DHENESH RAJ

     HIMALAYAS I
1

                               Indian
                               Architectural
                               Travel Guides

    DEL
           GAURAV SHARMA

          DELHI

                               Indian                               Indian                                                                   Indian
                               Architectural                        Architectural                                                            Architectural
                                                                    Travel Guides                                                            Travel Guides
                               Travel Guides

                                                                                                                 CCU
                                                                                                                         S. SEN & S. GHOSH

    BLR                                        THAR
                                                SANJEEV VIDYARTHI
       LAKSHMI KRISHNASWAMY

                                               NORTHWEST
      BANGALORE
                                               RAJASTHAN                                                              KOLKATA
1

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AUROVILLE & PONDICHERRY
                        Anupama Kundoo and Yashoda Joshi

Auroville had a remarkable inception. Founded in 1968, based on the vi-
sion of the sage and philosopher Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual partner,
the Mother, who sought to create a new paradigm for humanity, Auroville
was announced to the world as the city of the future and a city of universal
culture. Its aim, an actual human unity.
Pondicherry also has a stimulating cross-cultural history; hence, its built
form lends to the town, a unique identity. One can witness a subtle blend of
Tamil and French architecture. While maintaining their individual identities,
the two styles influence one another, evolving into a magnificent synthesis.

                                                            Indian
                                                            Architectural
                                                            Travel Guides

                                 ANUPAMA KUNDOO & YASHODA JOSHI

                        AVPNY   AUROVILLE &
                                PONDICHERRY

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ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Aoromode
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           156 pages, soft cover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           with 228 colour photographs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Factories

                                                                                                                               Verite Dome
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1. Matrimandir
                                                                                                         Afsanah Guest House                 Integral Learning Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Upasana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Integral                                                                                             2. Savitri Bhavan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Design Studio
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           3. Unity Pavilion
                                                                                       Ganesh Bakery

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           4. Sri Aurobindo World Centre for Human

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           14 maps and 112 plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Unity (SAWCHU)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           5. Sri Aurobindo Auditorium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Transition School

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           6. Kala Kendra
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           7. Tibetan Pavilion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                                                          AV Dzines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           8. International House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Future School

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     New Last School

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Sunshilp

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ISBN: 978-84-942342-5-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Inspiration                   Citadines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Mitra Youth Hostel

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Town Hall Complex                              La Maison Des Jeunes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Le Morgan
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Town Hall

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              CRIPA
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Auroville Foundation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saller

                                                  Kala Kendra
                                                                                      Atithigriha
                                                                                     Guest House

                                                                                                       Unity Pavilion
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Matrimandir
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Crown Road
                                                                   Sri Aurobindo
                                          Tibetan Pavilion
                                                                    Auditorium
                                                                                      Sawchu &
                                                                                     Bharti Nivas      Savitri Bhavan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Additional buildings
          Solitude Farm
           of Auroville   International
                             House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A. Solitude Farm
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Matrimandir                                                                                                          B. Atithigriha Guest House

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           8 itineraries,
                                                                                                                                                                                                      View Point

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           C. Auroville Languaje Laboratory
                                                                    Dreamer’s Cafe                                                                                                                                                                                       Santé Auroville Institute
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            for Integral Health
                                   Visitor’s Center

                                                                                                                                                   Nandanam
                                                                                                                                                  Kindergarten                                                                                                                                                                    Restaurants and Cafes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           78 buildings
                                                                                                                                                                           (Auroville Kindergarten)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Shopping
                                                                                                                                                      Center Guest House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Auroville Library        (Vikas Housing)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Water tower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Information
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Auroville Solar Kitchen

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and places to visit,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Visitors Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Creativity Guest House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Luminosity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  www.auroville.org
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Workshops and Therapies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Savitri Bhavan

20 ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Buildings index list
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Facts for the visitors
Starting Point Visitor's Centre

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           This book is organized
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           in eight itineraries.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           There are five itineraries for
  International Zone

  ITINERARY LEVEL: Medium (by bicycle / foot)
                                                                                                         ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE
                                                                                     PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Auroville, structured around
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the main master plan of the
  DURATION: One day / 6-8 hours
  DISTANCE: xx km (xx ml)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           town, which is divided into
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           four zones and the fifth itiner-
Liqui stors atuus contis ressimp ondiis,
nostres ad C. Vivem nonsuam. Ignonita
niac im ia? Paris, consula bulicur libus,
                                                                                     popotis senatra ocupero mortum cavocci
                                                                                     publiemus ocaelab effrebus pere, eto pub-
                                                                                     libem nos humus, dit, C. Opio, perobus,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lerimaione cotam dentia se furortem opor-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ae caetios numusa nos neridea timendes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ac tum in Ita re, consus consulibute pris.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           detorum, notem ces cae fure adeperuntem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ocum patandu citrum me vil vissilius ex
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           senatis interus? P. Ipsenat orehent.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ary is located in the zone that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           is outside the main circle of
sus is es inpris; nessedemus consimmore,                                             mora auctam orevidere conti, menerit.                                                                                          O tero ad cononte roponsus videtri peris                                                               Fatquo abeffre atio Catius, caec teat.
ocrumus; ius cone noximmo vo, Catus, vit                                             Marbem locum trestebem simus forimus?                                                                                          habesse rceps, estrarem deffreo ut ves                                                                 Patussullem poptil ur patus audetiam publi,
verimisquam Pat vero, fue convolum fa-                                               But viristi dessolus, pubitia mpesilicules                                                                                     prebus perfitis, dem publis hortum enam                                                                cum nosta norteli cumendiemne per qui cut
chus ine firitus conduci vastritra det din                                           audepse dentina, perimius ocus curbitu-                                                                                        oculesta, unc taliu querumus condin di-                                                                pondi co etem in sertustrum dessentelica re-
dicae intis sessa simum inatore hemquit,                                             rica; hi, P. Arbist praverr ividem mustatus                                                                                    enata liumus, quam nes bonequo nsilicae                                                                natam re occi pere int, facis, auterbi squit?
dees horaedo, con Etremenam que nimor
perio et vatia Sp. Seropoti pertil veniquem
permissimus, C. Ahabemn orudeat uspesi
                                                                                     perraet verbiss endam, mandeporum hoc
                                                                                     tem sintem ta, consum tum dit, se ignorum
                                                                                     deris morum ina, Palariu ssilici paridic ul-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    nostrum uspiono nclumulto cien vir imo-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lute llartabenam nem plin res Ahabusu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    llemoverfir hussoli ciissil icupiere et veru-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           inat, que pertest? Huides prit, Ti. Cas ducon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ausa mantu ia? Opica iam conclabunte fici-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Auroville.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The three itineraries for Pondi-
22 ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           cherry are structured around
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the two main geographical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           zones of the city, the French
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and Tamil Quarters.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    xxxxxx

Masterplan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    xxxxxx

                                                Matrimandir, Auroville   PLAN

                                                                                                                                                 Matrimandir, Auroville
matrimandir plan
                                                                                                                                                                          SECTION

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      21
JAIPUR
                        Sanjeev Vidyarthi and Pratiksha Singh

Jaipur is a melting pot of Rajput, Mughal and several other cultures and
is also the seat of a generous amount of vernacular tradition. Unlike many
other texts that focus mostly on the city’s princely past, this book is pre-
mised on the simple notion that Jaipur is a living city. Rulers along with the
residents and users, built the city purposefully and continuously even as
the many regime-changes, shifting social needs, and contemporary cultural
preferences influenced their collective work.

22 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
JAIPUR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            230 pages, soft cover
                                                                                                                              Talkatora
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Samode Haveli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Talkatora

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bihari ji ka Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Anokhi Museum

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Badrinath Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Samode Haveli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            with 228 colour photographs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            22 maps and 102 plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Panna Meena ka Kund
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sagar Lake

                                                                                           GOVIND DEV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Srijagat Shiromaniji Temple              Gaitore ki Chhatriyan

                                                                                                                                                                   Kale Hanumanji ka Mandir
                                                                                             COLONY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               GOVIND DEV
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kale Hanumanji ka Mandir
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 COLONY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Amber Palace

                                                                                                                            Govind Devji Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Maotha Lake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Govind Devji Temple
                                                                                                                                                                          Road

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        RAMCHANDRA
                                                                                                                                                                        Mahal

                                                                                    CHAND MAHAL                                                                                                                          CHAUKARI
                                                                                      COLONY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Road
                                                                                                                                                                       Hawa

                                                                                                            Diwan-I-Khas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              RAMCHANDRA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Mahal
                                                                                                                                                                                                               CHAND MAHAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             CHAUKARI

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ISBN: 978-84-942342-4-8
                                                                                                                                                  Sawai Man Singh
                                                                                                                                                     Town Hall                                                   COLONY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Hawa
                                                                                                              City Palace                                                                                                                                                   Diwan-I-Khas

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sawai Man Singh
                                                                                                                        Jantar Mantar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Town Hall
                                                                                                   Tripolia Gate                                                                                                                                                                     City Palace
                                                                           Sargasuli (Isarlat)
                                                                                                                                                                       Raghunathji Temple
                                                                                                                                                Hawa Mahal                                                B A D I C H A U PA R

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
                                                                                                 Govt. Public Library                                                                                                                                                                                            Jantar Mantar                                                                                                                                                   Way to Jaigarh,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Nahargarh Fort

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tripolia Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                        Sargasuli (Isarlat)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Raghunathji Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Hawa Mahal                                                                               B A D I C H A U PA R

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Govt. Public Library                                                                                                                                                                                                     Jal Mahal Jaipur

                                                                                                                                                  JOHRI BAZAR
                                                                    Rajasthan School of Art

                                                                       MODIKHANA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Regenta Central
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Jal Mahal Jaipur

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     JOHRI BAZAR
                                                                                                                                                                                 Rajasthan School of Art                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Man Sagar Lake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7 itineraries,
                                                                                                                                                                                    MODIKHANA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Jal Mahal Jaipur

                                    Ajmeri Gate
                                                                                                                                         Road
                                                                                                                                   Bazar

                  Tholia Building
                                                                                                                                Johari

Panch Batti
                                              Yadgar (Clock Tower)                      New Gate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Crimson-Park
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Heritage Jalmahal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            166 buildings
                                                                                                                                         Sanganeri Gate

                                                                                                                              Ajmeri Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Road
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            i Bazar

    Rajmandir Cinema
                                                  Tonk Road

                                                                                                                   Mahila Chikitsalaya
                                                                                         Tholia Building                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Maharaniyon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ki Chhatriyan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Johar

                                                                 Panch Batti
                                                                                                                                                  Yadgar (Clock Tower)                                                       New Gate                                                                                                                                                                                         Jaipur Blue Pottery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Art Centre

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and places to visit,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Sanganeri Gate

                                                                      Rajmandir Cinema
                                                                                                                                                       Tonk Road

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Mahila Chikitsalaya

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Buildings index list
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Talkatora

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Itinerary 1 (full view)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Samode Haveli

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 GOVIND DEV
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kale Hanumanji ka Mandir
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   COLONY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Govind Devji Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Road

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     RAMCHANDRA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Facts for the visitors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Mahal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CHAND MAHAL                                                                                                    CHAUKARI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         COLONY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Hawa

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Diwan-I-Khas

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sawai Man Singh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Town Hall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       City Palace

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sargasuli (Isarlat)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jantar Mantar

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tripolia Gate                                           Raghunathji Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hawa Mahal                              B A D I C H A U PA R

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Govt. Public Library

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           JOHRI BAZAR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Rajasthan School of Art

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             MODIKHANA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Road

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Ajmeri Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Bazar

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Tholia Building                                                        New Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Johari

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Yadgar (Clock Tower)
                                                                                                                                                                                       Panch Batti
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sanganeri Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rajmandir Cinema

                                                     7. Panna Meena ka Kund Panna Meena - 1699-1743                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       8. Bihariji ka Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tonk Road

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mahila Chikitsalaya

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This book is organized in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            seven itineraries representing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            some of the most significant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Plan

                                                              Near Kheri Gate, Amer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            aspects of Jaipur’s citywide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            architecture built almost over
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Sections
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            three centuries (1727-2017)
                                                        Plan                                                                                        Section
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            including an entire itinerary
                                                     Panna Meena ka Kund is a step well. Step
                                                     wells are manmade water storage structures
                                                     using an inverted form of architecture built
                                                                                                                                                    step wells is to store rainwater for nearby
                                                                                                                                                    populations and passersby. But, due to their
                                                                                                                                                    clever architecture comprising all-around
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bihari Ji Ka Mandir is a partly dilapidated
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          temple offering an excellent example of 17th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          century temple architecture (or the so-called
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   with supporting stone pillars and the missing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   roof; and the impressive shikhara, the tallest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   part of the temple below which lies the garb-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            devoted to Amer, the region’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            historic capital preceding
                                                     deep into the terrain rather than above the                                                    steps, covered pavilions, wide platforms and                                                                                                                                                                                                          Nagara style) in this region. However para-                                                                                              hagriha, or the inner sanctorum that houses
                                                     ground. They are also a prototypical feature                                                   cool resting areas, they also served as public                                                                                                                                                                                                        doxically, the purpose of including this semi-                                                                                           the deity. It is also important to note that, af-
                                                     of water planning in climatically dry region                                                   and community spaces offering opportuni-                                                                                                                                                                                                              derelict temple in the itinerary is that here                                                                                            ter decades of neglect, public authorities and
                                                     of Northwestern India that includes the Ra-                                                    ties to interact, rest, and seek refuge from                                                                                                                                                                                                          you can observe the local construction tech-                                                                                             non-profit agencies are now beginning to pay
                                                     jasthan state and adjoining areas. Water is                                                    the scorching sun. Thus, rich patrons and lo-                                                                                                                                                                                                         niques used for temple building. The three                                                                                               attention to the temple’s upkeep and conser-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Jaipur.
                                                     critical for survival in this arid expanse that                                                cal elites, such as Panna Meena, often spon-                                                                                                                                                                                                          structural parts of the temple are clearly evi-                                                                                          vation in line with the broader societal trend
                                                     frequently encounters little rains and long                                                    sored stepwells for the purpose of public                                                                                                                                                                                                             dent: the entrance or ardhmandapa which is                                                                                               of growing concern and appreciation for this
                                                     droughts. So, the fundamental function of                                                      charity and memorializing the family name.                                                                                                                                                                                                            intact, the mandapa or the congregation hall                                                                                             country’s built heritage.

                                                     34 ITINERARY I AMER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               35

                                                      9. Anokhi Museum Ar. Parul Zaveri and Nimish Patel (restoration) - 1970-1989                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. Sagar Lake Maharaja Sawai Man Singh - 1610

                                                                                                                                                    Sections
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sagar Road, Amer

                                                              Near Kheri Gate, Amer                                                                 Ground and second floor plans                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Site plan

                                                      Anokhi Museum showcases the craft of                                                          ing practice of hand block printing. Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sagar literally means sea. Sagar’s signifi-                                                                                              the upper reservoir fills up, catching the
                                                      hand block printed fabric in a carefully-re-                                                  and surrounding places like Sanganer and                                                                                                                                                                                                              cance lies in the thesis that: City-builders                                                                                             rain water runoff from the surrounding hills,
                                                      stored historical haveli. Haveli was the pro-                                                 Bagru are famous for this craft using organ-                                                                                                                                                                                                          first planned for water and then sited and                                                                                               excess water flows following gravity filling up
                                                      totypical dwelling of higher social classes                                                   ic colors and hand-made wooden blocks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                developed human settlements and associ-                                                                                                  the lower Sagar. The water then drips into
                                                      in this part of the world before the colonial                                                 Engaging Ahmedabad based architects,                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ated land uses in this arid region. Proximate                                                                                            the ground; recharging the water table and
                                                      bungalow replaced it under British influ-                                                     committed to conserve and promote local                                                                                                                                                                                                               water bodies like the Man Sagar lake, Mao-                                                                                               ultimately the step wells, water wells and
                                                      ence. Culturally-sensitive Jaipur-based en-                                                   building traditions, Parul Zaveri and Nimish                                                                                                                                                                                                          ta, Panna Meena ka Kund and the Sagar                                                                                                    other water bodies across the surrounding
                                                      trepreneurial couple called Faith and Jiten-                                                  Patel, Anokhi bought and painstakingly re-                                                                                                                                                                                                            lake, when visualized together, exemplify                                                                                                region. Serving a secondary function, Sagar
                                                      dra Pal (John) Singh, founded a boutique                                                      stored this largely dilapidated structure in                                                                                                                                                                                                          this carefully conceived region-wide sys-                                                                                                also offers beautiful views of the surround-
                                                      clothing company named Anokhi in the                                                          the early 1990s.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      tematic planning for water. You’ll notice that                                                                                           ing hills and recreational opportunities for
                                                      1970s that sought to promote the diminish-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the Sagar is organized at two levels. Once                                                                                               local residents and visiting tourists.

                                                      36 ITINERARY I AMER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              37

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       23
AHMEDABAD
                                        Riyaz Tayyibji

Ahmedabad, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat was founded
during the surge of Islamic conquests that had swept through India. It was
established in 1411 by a nobleman, Ahmed Shah, who had rebelled against
his overlords in Delhi. Post independence after 1947, patronage and sup-
port from an enlightened business class drew artists, architects etc, and the
city would be shaped by the presence of eminent architects and designers
like Le Corbusier, A. Calder, B. Fuller, the Eames, F. Otto and L. Kahn. A.
Kanvinde, B.V. Doshi, Ch. Correa and A. Raje began their careers in this city.

                                                           Indian
                                                           Architectural
                                                           Travel Guides

                           AMD
                                          RIYAZ TAYYIBJI

                              AHMEDABAD

24 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
Ahmedabad City Map                                                                                                     212 pages, soft cover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    with 228 colour photographs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    26 maps and 131 plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ISBN: 978-84-942342-3-1
                                                                                                                                 V           IV         III                    II
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
                                                                                                                                                                         I

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5 itineraries,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    132 buildings
The City of Ahmedabad

A State of Gujarat Metropolis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and places to visit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Architects index,
Area: 464,16 km2. (179,21 sq m)*                                                                             5 Itineraries / xxx buildings & places to visit
Population (2011)*: 5,577,940**
(* from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2012.)                                                  I THE OLD CITY                             III Ashram Road & Paldi         V Drive in Rd, Vasna,
(** http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-gujarat.php)                                                            II THE OLD CITY II                         IV University Area              Satellite & the Peripehry

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    buildings index list
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Starting Point Bhadra Square
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ahmedabad’s bibliography
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Facts for the visitors

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This guide is structured
  Bhadra, Lal Darwaja

  ITINERARY LEVEL: Medium (by foot)                - Heritage walks:
                                                                           ITINERARY I THE OLD CITY                                                                                                                                 around five itineraries which
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    have been compiled geo-
  DURATION: one day / 6-8 hours
  DISTANCE: 2 to 3.5 km (1.2 to 2.2 ml)            Municipal Corporation
                                                   www.gujarattourism.com/destination/
  PRACTICAL INFORMATION:                           details/6/10

  All monuments are open daily from sunrise
  to sunset. Do not enter any mosque during
  prayer time (approx. 6am, 1pm, 5pm and
                                                   The House of MG
                                                   www.houseofmg.com/breakfastwalk.htm                                                                                                                                              graphically. Buildings in a par-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ticular area, or distinct parts
  6.30pm). Remove your shoes in all mosques
  and Jain temples.

This is the ‘must do’ itinerary of Ahmedabad.
The itinerary starts at the main public
                                                   enhanced by the informal inhabitation of
                                                   the same space. This is a character found
                                                                                                           As a result even the Jain Temples (De-
                                                                                                           rasars) are found as part of the larger
                                                                                                                                                                   an example of the clandestine shortcuts
                                                                                                                                                                   that residents make to traverse the city.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of the city, have been grouped
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    together so that a visitor may
square of the medieval city, Bhadra and            in many cities of india, but rarely are the             neighbourhood of which they are a part.                 This cuts across public and private space,
moves from eastwards following the promi-          relationships that make these spaces as                 The residential neighbourhood in this                   traversing which one can get a true sense
nent monuments and landmarks such as               clear as they are in this part of Ahmedabad.            itinerary are chosen to give a visitor a                of the texture of life on which the city is
the ‘Teen Darwaza’ and the Jami Mosque.            The itinerary includes important residen-               taste of the different scales and charac-               built. The itinerary includes iconic modern
                                                                                                           ters that are found in the city at large. The           public architecture like the Premabhai

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    conveniently visit them in a
Though Ahmedabad is well known for its             tial buildings such as the Zaveri ni Haveli,
‘pols’ or neighbourhoods, its markets are          Divanji and Divetia ni Haveli. However                  commercial type street with the houses                  Hall, that are examples of the conversation
also an urban phenomenon worth experi-             the emphasis is more on the experience                  above, the mixed use street and the quiet,              of Indias’s premier modern architects with
encing. The cloth market of ‘Dhalgharwad’          of the larger residential fabric than the               private residential street is some of the               their past.
and Ratan pol are a mix of formal activity         individual buildings.                                   fare that one will experience. There is also

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    limited period of time.
  1. Bhadra Square                                                                                         2. Premabhai Hall B.V. Doshi (Vastu Shilpa) – 1972

     Bhadra                                                                                                  Bhadra Square, Khadia

                                                                                    1. Bhadra Fort
                                                                                    2. A. Khan Sarai
          1                                                            9            3. Bhadrakali Temple
                 3                                                                  4. Karanj Baag
                         5                     8
                                                                                    5. Premabhai Hall
                                   6           7                                    6. Bank of India
      2
                                                                                    7. A. Shah's Masjid
                                                                                    8. Chabutara
                                                                                    9. Teen Darwaza

  Site plan (redevelopment of Bhadra precinct, B.V. Doshi, Vastu Shilpa Consultants), 1970-77              Foyer level plan                                         Section

  After the inception of the city in 1411,           the four main market streets (bazaars) of             Between 1950 and 1972, the architect                     through the 1960’s. The building’s can-
  Ahmed Shah first undertook the building            the city. In the 18th century under Maratha           B.V. Doshi worked on a proposal for the                  tilevered overhang with a podium below
  of the royal citadel, a 40 acre enclave now        rule a shrine to Bhadrakali Mata was                  redevelopment of the Bhadhra Square.                     creates a monumental ‘urban lobby’ from
  known as Bhadhra. This included a forti-           installed to the south of the fort. With the          Premabhai Hall was designed as part                      which one can view the ‘theatre’ of the
  fication, mosques, gardens and an open             coming of the British, buildings for govern-          of this urban renewal to give the area a                 square. The circulation of the building is
  city square called the Maidan-e-Shahi.             mental use were built in the plaza. These             sense of civic monumentality. This build-                articulated as a continuation of the move-
  This space in front of the fort has been           were recently demolished as part of the               ing houses the ‘Gujarat Vidhyasabha’                     ment from the street. The lobby as a place
  described by travellers across the centuries       Bhadra Fort Redevelopment Project that                and is designed as an auditorium for the                 of civic gathering. However the incomple-
  as a cool luxuriant space lined with fruit         aims to rejuvenate the area as a cultural             performing arts. Originally designed as a                tion of the urban project of which this
  trees. This square stretches from the fort         centre for the city. As part of this project          bold egg shaped lattice structure the de-                building was a part, leaves the building out
  to the ‘Teen Darwaza’ a gate that leads to         the entire area has been pedestrianised.              sign was slowly altered to its present form              scaled and ‘stranded’.

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DHAKA
                         Adnan Morshed and Nesfun Nahar

This guidebook focuses on 25 buildings, representing different architectural
phases since the Mughal era, starting in the early 17th century, to the con-
temporary Bait ur Rouf Mosque, a 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The aim is to narrate the stories of the city through the buildings that played
transformative roles in its architectural formation.
The featured buildings communicate larger ideas of the city’s building tra-
dition, represent an architectural trend, influence the architectural scene,
and offer a spatial story on the evolution of the city.

                                                              South Asia
                                                              Architectural
                                                              Travel Guides

                              DAC
                                   ADNAN MORSHED & NESFUN NAHAR

                                       DHAKA

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1. LALBAGH FORT COMPLEX
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1                                                           Dhaka’s bibliography
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                                                                                                     Unlike Mughal Emperor Akbar’s planned
                                                                                                     capital at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra or Shah
                                                                                                                                                                                 Manucci described Dhaka as “neither
                                                                                                                                                                                 strong nor large, but had many inhabit-                                                                          guidebook combines nu-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  KAZI

                                                                                                     Jahan’s capital in Delhi—both construct-                                    ants; most of its houses were made of
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  anced architectural and urban
                                                                                                     ed with a unitary concept over a relatively 13                              straw.” During his visit to Dhaka in 1666,
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                                                                                                     short time span—Mughal-era provincial                                       Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689)
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                                                                                                     capitals like Dhaka (or Lahore) grew                                        observed that Dhaka was predominantly    14                                                                                                                      DH
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                                                                                                     of holistic urban system influenced Mu-                                     waterfront area.
                                                                                                     ghal Dhaka’s growth. Instead, the city’s                                       A better understanding of Mughal
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                                                                                                     building blocks expanded slowly along                                       Dhaka’s urban and architectural footprints5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  along with maps, drawings,
                                                                                                     the river and northward, by needs-based                                     requires insights into the Mughal attitude
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                                                                                                     spatial accretions within localized con-                                    toward the city, located more or less at the                                          18
                                                                                                     figurations.                                                                geographic heart ofNIKHET RD
                                                                                                                                                                                                       the Bengal  delta. This
                                                                                                        As for the city’s architectural growth,                                  attitude influenced the ways that Mughal 6
                                                                                                     Dhaka never received the kind of impe-                                      Dhaka began. As eminent historian of me-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  and pictures. It also includes
                                                                                                     rial patronage that was lavished on North                                   dieval Bengal Abdul Karim (1928–2007)                                                      1A
  LOCATION: Lalbagh, Dhaka 1211                PRACTICAL INFORMATION:                                Indian capitals like Delhi, Agra, and                                       described, Dhaka developed from  9 a
  ARCHITECT: Unknown                                                                                 Lahore. The European travelers visit-                                       modest settlement to a provincial Mughal                                                        4
  CONSTRUCTION: 1678–1679                      The Lalbagh Fort Complex is open to the public.       ing Bengal during the Mughal heyday                                         capital in 1608 or 1610 (the exact year
                                               There is an entry fee. See “Facts for the Visitor,”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  practical information, such as
                                               p. 158, for details.                                  painted a modest picture of Mughal                                          remains contested) and enjoyed the capi-
                                                                                                     Dhaka. Niccolao Manucci (1639–1717),                                        tal status under the Mughals for the next
                                                                                                     Venetian writer and traveler, who worked
                                                                                                                                           16 DHAKA
                                                                                                                                                                                 100 years. The decision to shift the capi-
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                                                                                                     in the Mughal court in various capacities,                                  tal of Bengal from Rajmahal (in northeast-
                                                                                                     described Dhaka in his anecdotal Storia                                     ern India and on the western bank of the

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dhaka’s climate; languages;
                                                                                                     do Mogor, although the veracity of many                                     Ganges) to Dhaka is generally credited to
                                                                                                     of his claims has been questioned. Visit-                                   Islam Khan Chishti, the Mughal Subahdar
                                                                                                     ing Dhaka in 1663, the year Shaista Khan                                    or Governor of Bengal, who was a mem-
                                                                                                     had assumed the vice royalty of Bengal,                                     ber of the Fatehpur Sikri Sufi family and a

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  travel, hotel, and restaurant
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  options; currency; and mar-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  kets and shops, among other
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  helpful details.
                                                                                                         Front elevation                                                              Back elevation

                                                                                                           Plan                                                                       Section

Lalbagh Fort Mosque                            square, while the side ones are rectangular.
A provincial version of North Indian three-    All three domes rise above the bays and
domed Mughal Jami mosques (the main            are carried on squinches or pendentives
congregational mosque of the town),            (the curved triangular plane that supports
Lalbagh Fort’s mosque is oblong in plan,       a dome over a square base). The central
measuring 19.8 m by 9.8 m (65 ft. by 32        four-centered dome is larger and higher
ft.). This model became known locally as       than the two side bulbous domes (a point-
the Shaista Khan Style, as it was most like-   ed dome that swells). All of the domes
ly built during the reign of Shaista Khan.
    The three-domed mosque was first
noticed in India during the Lodi (1451–
                                               are fluted and raised on octagonal drums.
                                               Four octagonal turrets or minarets at the
                                               four corners of the structure rise slightly
                                                                                                           Side elevation                                                                                                                                                                                     ISBN 978-84-942342-2-4
1526) and Suri (1540–1556) periods. This       above the parapet. The east elevation
design continued under the patronage of        consists of three high multicusped arches.
the Imperial Mughals, as exemplified by        Façades are decorated with recessed rect-
the famous Jami mosques in Delhi, Agra,        angular panels.
and Fatehpur Sikri, all of which feature          Some scholars argue that the side
three-domed prayer halls. Later, this style    domes might have been reconstructed in
was introduced to Bengal and modified by       the late 18th century because the bulbous
local craftsmen.                               dome is unprecedented in Bengal before
                                                                                                           Section                              Section
    The plan of Lalbagh Fort mosque is         this date.
divided into three bays. Two lateral arches
define the larger central bay, which is

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SERIE AUTHORS

CHD - Chandigarh
Dr. Vikrāmaditya Prākash grew up in Chandigarh, India. He is an architect, urbanist and
historian. He teaches at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA). He is the Director of
the Chandigarh Urban Lab, a multi-year project that studies Chandigarh as a case study in
contemporary midsized urbanization in India.

AMD - Ahmedabad
Riyaz Tayyibji is an architect graduated from the School of Architecture CEPT, Ahmedabad
where he has been Associate Professor. He is project coordinator at the Gandhi Heritage Sites
Mission. He has been the recipient of the Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers
and Architects for his study on Ahmedabad.

DAC - Dhaka
Dr. Adnan Morshed is an architect, architectural historian, and urbanist. He received his Doc-
torate and Master’s in Architecture from MIT, and Bachelor’s from the Bangladesh University
of Engineering and Technology, where he also taught. Currently, he teaches at the School of
Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

Nesfun Nahar is an architect and urbanist. She began her Doctorate degree research on Ar-
chitectural Modernism at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),
in Dhaka, where she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture.

JAI - Jaipur
Dr. Sanjeev Vidyarthi is an associate professor of urban planning and policy and a senior fel-
low of the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His research interests
span the fields of planning theory and history and globalization and development studies.

Pratiksha Singh studied at the JJ school of Architecture, University of Mumbai, where she
meets S. Vidyarthi. In 1991 they moved to the city of Jaipur in 1991, they taught in local
archi­tecture schools and researched Jaipur’s spatial development in the post-independence
period.

AVPNY - Auroville & Pondicherry
Dr. Anupama Kundoo is a graduated from Sir JJ College of Architecture, University of Mumbai,
and received her PhD degree from the TU Berlin in 2008. She has worked, researched and
leached in a variety of cultural contexts across the world, including her huge experience in
Auroville.

Yashoda Joshi holds B. Arch from the University of Pune and has worked and trained with
some of the best architects in India. Currently, as an associate with Anupama Kundoo archi-
tects, she has been working on residential and research projects in India.

GOA - North & South
Maanasi Hattangadi is an architect, writer and curator. She completed her Master She has
lead the editorial for four years at Indian Architect & Builder magazine. She co-curated three
editions of the Charles Correa Foundation 361 ° Conference and as a partner at Studio Matter
(in Goa), she directs content Initiatives in architecture.

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CCU - Kolkata
Dr. Siddhartha Sen is a Professor and the Director of the Graduate Program in City and Regional
Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, USA. He is a recognized scholar of urbanization
and planning history of India and has published in this area in several journals.

Dr. Sudeshna Ghosh is an Assistant Professor of Regional Planning, in the Department of
Gecgraphy and Regional Planning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA. She got her
training in architecture and urban planning in Kolkata, and completed her doctoral studies
from University of Cincinnati, USA.

BLR - Bangalore
Lakshmi Krishnaswamy is one part design thinker and one part, writer. Training as an architect
in Delhi and Seattle (USA). She is at present teaching in Bangalore and also building interdisci-
plinary studio, Visversic, where she intends to explore other projects that connect the aesthetic
dimensions of Vision, Verse and Music.

UDR - Udaipur
Dr. Shikha Jain is a conservation architect, and the founder Director of the DRONAH Foundation.
Her wide experience in cultural heritage ranges from representations at International World Heri-
tage UNESCO meetings to conservation planning and on ground implementation of more than 50
conservation and museum projects across India. She has contributed several papers and articles
on the cultural heritage of India in national and international journals and conferences.

SLV - SHIMLA
Saumya Sharma is a conservation architect by training with a special interest in writing. She
is an alumnus of Chandigarh College of Architecture and CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Her
professional experience includes involvement as team member and consulting conservation
architect for various building as well as settlement level projects.

Lovnish Kumar is an alumnus of Chandigarh College of Architecture, the Academia Di Ar-
chitettura (Mendrisio, Switzerland) and Politecnico Di Milano (Italy) and has worked on
mainstream architectural projects in both Switzerland and India.

Prabha Choudhary is a practicing conservation architect. She has worked on various archi-
tecture and conservation projects in multiple cities of India like the Conservation Plan of the
Walled City of Ahmedabad under the National Institute of Urban Affairs team.

LKU - Lucknow
Dr. Neeta Das is a practicing conservation architect, lecturer and a prolific writer. She has au-
thored several books on the 18th and 19th century architecture and their conservation for rel-
evant publishers. Das has lectured widely in national and International forums. She is currently
a visiting faculty at CEPT (Ahmedabad) and also runs a private practise in Kolkata.

UKD - Himalayas I
Dr. Sriparna Saha is a practising Architect working in the Uttarakhand Himalayas since the
last few years on projects pertaining to heritage conservation, rural tourism and boutique
hospitality. She is the Director at School of Architecture and Planning, Graphic Era Hill Uni-
versity (Dehradun). Sriparna has been a regular contributor to many architectural and travel
publications and she has won a number of literary awards.

Dhenesh Raj is an associate Professor at School of Architecture and Planning, Graphic Era
Hill University (Dehradun).

DEL - Delhi
Gaurav Sharma is a practicing architect and Founder Principal of Under Mango Tree – a
Delhi-based award winning multi-disciplinary architecture firm. He is the current Chair of
Docomomo India. Besides Delhi he has lived and worked in Shimla, London and Edinburgh.

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UDR   SLV   SLV

SLV   LKU

UKD   DEL   UKD

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Architecture Monographs
NEW                                                               JAIPUR
                                                            A planned City of Rajasthan
                                                    Alain Borie, Françoise Catalàa and Remi Papillault
      Jaipur is especially famous for the strangeness of its monuments, but, out-
      side the walls of the palace, few visitors take the time to pace the shopping
      galleries of the bazaars. No one ventures into the courts or pushes the
      curiosity until entering the houses and talking with the inhabitants. In this
      book, contrary, authors approach dive into the heart of the city and its archi-
      tecture in what she has most daily. If this book proposes a historical, urban,
      architectural and symbolic of the old center of Jaipur, it is not exclusively
      centered on the monuments of the city. The direct knowledge of the urban
      fabric has brought to the authors, rediscover a number of accepted ideas
      about the layout and architecture of this large city.

                                                                       JAIPUR
                                                                       A planned City
                                                                       of Rajasthan
                                                                             Alain Borie
                                                                          Françoise Catalàa
                                                                           Rémi Papillault
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              JAIPUR, a planned City of Rajasthan

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      34 Architecture Monographs
Introduction
                                                                                                                                                                                                              by Dr. Sanjeev Vidyarthi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (p. 10) General view of Jaipur from the Isar Lat
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Tower with the Tripolia Bazaar on the right
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              245 pages, hardcover
                                                                                                                                                                                                              It is a pleasure to write an updated introduction for this special book,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              originally published in French about a decade ago. Signifying labor
                                                                                                                                                                                                              of collective love for the many contributors, this carefully-detailed
                                                                                                                                                                                                              and beautifully-composed book grew out of a multiyear field-based
                                                                                                                                                                                                              studio that several successive cohorts of Indian and French students
                                                                                                                                                                                                              jointly undertook around the turn-of-the last century at the city of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          art-centered cottage industry and boutique design practices (Vidy-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          arthi 2014). Not surprisingly, the Jaipur region now hosts more than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          a dozen schools of architecture apart from many other colleges teach-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ing courses in fashion, jewelry, handicrafts and interior designing.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          However, the growing number of students and tourists miss basic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          informative text illustrating the development of Jaipur’s distinct plan-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              with 417 color photographs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              84 color maps and plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jaipur. Faculty colleagues and administrators from the three partner                        ning and architecture over time.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              schools enthusiastically supported the purposeful initiative; they lib-                          For instance, available literature does a fine job telling the general
                                                                                                                                                                                                              erally provided time, mind-space and resources, without which such                          history of Jaipur’s founding and growth in the princely period (see ref-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              a transnational effort would have been impossible to organize and                           erences for some of the more important texts). However, relatively little
                                                                                                                                                                                                              execute (see the impressive list of many contributors to this collab-                       scholarship focuses on explaining the underlying socio-spatial logic
                                                                                                                                                                                                              orative effort on p. 7). Important personally, this book also marks the                     that shaped the citywide architecture in critical ways: from purpose-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              foundation of close camaraderie Remi and I have fondly shared since                         fully-designed Havelis, or residential buildings comprising the biggest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26 BW drawings and images
                                                                                                                                                                                                              co-conceiving the joint-studio almost twenty years ago. But boy, did                        bulk of urban fabric, to the key design aspects of city’s foundational
                                                                                                                                                                                                              we miss an English edition of this book?                                                    plan. This book does so from the vantage of two significant scales.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   In addition to the obvious advantage of English language’s greater                     First, it illustrates the key characteristics of 3-dimensional built-form
                                                                                                                                                                                                              reach across the contemporary world, a translated edition seemed in-                        and prominent design features of select, representative Havelis that
                                                                                                                                                                                                              creasingly important for several reasons. Jaipur’s unique place-based                       serve as city’s basic building type. Careful architectural documenta-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              identity and distinctive built heritage continues to attract a growing                      tion and analysis reveals how builders’ efforts to balance cultural im-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              number of visitors from both home and abroad—a trend broadly                                peratives and social preferences with a variety of constraints including
                                                                                                                                                                                                              in line with the dramatic expansion of India’s tourism economy                              arid climate and handful of locally-available building materials shaped

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              25 x 25 cm (10 x 10”)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              that grew from 140.12 million tourist trips in 1996 to a staggering                         Havelis’ distinct spatial configuration on different-sized lots.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1642.49 million trips in 20171. Amer is now reputedly India’s second                             Second, the book explains the salient design features of city’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                              most-visited destination, surpassed only by the matchless Taj Mahal,                        original plan as well as its close fit with the surrounding region. By
                                                                                                                                                                                                              with the central government now including Amer among India’s top                            illustrating meaningful connections among a diverse range of geo-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ‘iconic destinations’ identified for priority support and development.                      graphical features (such as topography, watersheds, hills, forests,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Closely matching the growing public popularity, institutional in-                      and more) and purposefully-conceived planning interventions, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                              terest in Jaipur’s historic quarters is on the upward trajectory as well.                   book shows how the city founders paid careful attention to the over-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ISBN: 978-84-949330-1-1
                                                                                                                                                                                                              UNESCO, for instance, has inscribed the walled city of Jaipur as a                          all regional-scale landscape in locating human settlements as well as
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ‘world heritage site’ in the 2019 listing while the government of Ra-                       siting appropriate social functions around the availability of freshwa-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              jasthan state has sponsored several new tourism-centered initiatives                        ter at relevant places. In this sense, both the book’s main contribu-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              such as the experts-led ‘heritage walks’ for residents and visitors curi-                   tions remain important for foreseeable future. For instance, Jaipur’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ous to explore city’s architecture and the development of new proj-                         long-term sustainability, just like many other cities worldwide, re-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ects like the Hathigaon, a purpose-built settlement near Amer for                           quires paying attention to regional-scale ecological planning while
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jaipur’s elephants and their caretakers (check out Altrim’s forthcom-                       fast-paced, multidimensional socio-spatial changes in contemporary
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ing publication illustrating this remarkable place!). The larger urban                      urban India highlight the need to conserve Jaipur’s many Havelis ex-

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              region around Jaipur has simultaneously continued to grow on other                          emplifying the country’s rich built-heritage for coming generations.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              fronts including overall population, physical spread, and old and new
                                                                                                                                                                                                              economic activity like real-estate development and a wide variety of                        Chicago, December 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. See Ministry of Tourism Key Statistics, URL http://www.tourism.gov.in/ (accessed 21 April, 2018).

                                  10 Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Introduction 11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Introduction by Dr. Sanjeev
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Vidyarthi

                           1. Before 1713, hypothesis regarding the position of
                           pre-existing villages on the plain at the south of Amber
                                                                                           2. 713-1715, construction of the Jai Niwas, the obser-
                                                                                           vatory and the temples
                                                                                                                                                       3. 1718-1725, setting up the chowkri, the Palace and
                                                                                                                                                       the bazaar axes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Alain Borie is an archi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              tect and former Professor
                           4. 1725-1734, setting up bazaars and chaupars with
                           arrangement of shops
                                                                                           5. 1725-1743, construction of the rampart and forts
                                                                                                                                                       6. 1725-1743, catchment, conservation and distribu-
                                                                                                                                                       tion of water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          of Architecture à l’École
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nationale Supérieure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              d’Architecture of Paris-
                                                                                                                                                                                                               26. Regulating layout hypothesis based on the ancient plans and charters of the City Museum, Jaipur

                           7. 1725-1743, setting up the grid and urbanisation              8. 1743-1775, extension neighbourhoods                      9. 1775-..., modern extension

                           25. The 9 states of the creation of the city

                           34 Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The creation of a territiorial city 35

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Malaquais.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Françoise Catalàa, is a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Water management in the city
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            50. (p. 52) The Sagar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Talab lake seen from
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the Jaigarh Fort
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              sculptor in urban art design.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              She taught in visual arts at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              the National School of Ar-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      One of the most important conditions for creating a city in the dry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      climate of Rajasthan lies in the availability of water. How was the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      catchment, conservation and distribution of drinking water organ-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ised in the towns of Amber and Jaipur, and to what extent did this
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      issue impact the city’s layout? (51).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Monsoon rains, which rarely fall in these areas, fill natural de-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      pressions that indicate locations suitable for human settlement, to be

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              chitecture Paris-Malaquais
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      artificially enhanced subsequently. The choice of a city’s location is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      therefore linked to a topographic configuration resulting in a natural
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      water reservoir, like in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. The hills around Am-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ber naturally formed a catchment basin with runoff channels which,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      over time, were entirely artificially landscaped to form an “upside-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      down umbrella” for water recovery. This principle can be observed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      around the village of Shishyaras and the valleys overlooking the lakes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              during 25 years.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      of Amber, where rainwater catchment is carried out by channel sys-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      tems called “nalas”, carved in the rock, which feed the rainwater into
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the lakes. The most impressive system is the landscaping of the crest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      line above Jaigarh with a multitude of small channels on the contour
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      lines to recover each drop of runoff water and bring it back, via a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      siphon protected by a grating, towards a large lake with a capacity of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3 million cubic metres and cisterns inside the fort to supply men and

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rémi Papillault is an archi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      animals all year long. An ingenious counterflow system placed on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the channels enabled the gravity-assisted filtering of sand and dust
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      during the first runoff. Once the first rains had cleared the bottom of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the canals, the valves to the cisterns of purer water were opened. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      survival of the fort, and therefore of the city, was eminently depen-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      dent on the proper functioning of this system that was in place in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      two large reservoirs of Nahargarh (50).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          In the city of Amber, the conservation of water for general usage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              tect and urban planner. He
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      was organised by setting up three artificial monsoon lakes at the bot-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      tom of the thalweg that were called, depending on their importance,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sagar or talab52:                                                                              51. Monsoon water recovery channel above Jaigarh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      - Sagar Talao to the east, on two levels, with a dam surmounted by a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      baradari, a chattri with 12 columns, to keep freshness.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      - Kundlab Lake is a vast depression that extends all the way up to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      city wall, just in front of the northern gate.

                                 52 Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The creation of a territiorial city 53
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              is Professor of Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              at the National School of
taque extérieure. À ce propos,taque
                              à la légende
rait les deux entités et d’un trésor
     Malgré son archaïsme apparent,
                              Malgré
Jaipur est également liée auxJaipur
                                     extérieure.
                                rait les
                                    la son
                               progrès
                                           parleÀ
                                      quideux
                                                 d’un
                                          y serait
                                                   ce propos,
                                              entités
                                       fortification
                                    est de
                                           archaïsme
                                        également
                                                      tunnel qui
                                                   caché…
                                                      et d’un
                                                              à larelie-
                                                           (30)
                                                     deapparent,
                                           l’artillerie.
                                                                   légende parle d’un tunnel qui relie-
                                                              trésor qui y serait caché… (30)
                                                        la ville de la fortification de la ville de
                                                      liée
                                                         Les
                                                           aux
                                                             fonderies
                                                               progrès de l’artillerie. Les fonderies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Les bastions naturels d’Amber
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Les se
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      direction du sud par des lignes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        bastions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      furent installés sur les lignesfurent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      des bastions furent construites
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           prolongent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   direction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      de collines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      de crêtes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  des sur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 naturels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              du sud
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            installés
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      bastions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      du côté

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                et dessur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          les verrous
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          d’Amber
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  parallèles.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      portes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              est en
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     par desDes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   se prolongent du côté est en
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              lignes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  remparts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          les lignes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                furentetconstruites
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     de collines parallèles. Des remparts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               protégées
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     de crêtes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         les cols, dont
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          par et des portes protégées par
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     surleles verrous et les cols, dont le
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Architecture of Toulouse and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              responsible for the seminar
de canon d’Amber étaient de larges
                            de canon
                                   bâtiments,
                                      d’Amberbien
                                              étaient
                                                  mieux
                                                      de larges
                                                          équipés
                                                                bâtiments, bien mieux équipés                                                                                                                         Babunath Garh, ou Band Darwaja,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Babunath
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      « barrage-porte
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Garh, ou Band
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ». Ces
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Darwaja,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             fortifica-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     « barrage-porte ». Ces fortifica-
que les autres forts du Rajasthan.
                              que les
                                   Leautres
                                      secret forts
                                             de l’art
                                                   dude
                                                      Rajasthan.
                                                        la fonte était
                                                                  Le secret de l’art de la fonte était                                                                                                                tions qui protègent le côté est
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    tions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      de laqui
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ville
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                protègent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  de Jaipurle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ont
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              côté
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                permis,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   est dedans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          la ville de Jaipur ont permis, dans
soigneusement gardé depuissoigneusement
                           Man Singh Ier, qui
                                           gardé   depuis
                                              l’avait     Mandes
                                                      rapporté Singh Ier, qui l’avait rapporté des                                                                                                                    le même temps, la création du
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 le même
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lac artificiel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           temps,  Man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    la création
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sagar. du lac artificiel Man Sagar.
campagnes sur Kabul. Ce savoir-faire
                         campagnespermit
                                     sur Kabul.
                                           la fabrication
                                                Ce savoir-faire
                                                          du permit la fabrication du
canon Bajrangvana, rendu plus
                          canon
                              résistant
                                 Bajrangvana,
                                        par les feuilles
                                                 rendu plus
                                                         de métal
                                                             résistant par les feuilles de métal                                                                                                                      Les remparts de Jaipur               Les remparts de Jaipur
glissées à l’intérieur du fût (31).
                                glissées à l’intérieur du fût (31).                                                                                                                                                   Le rempart de la ville nouvelle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Lebloque,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      rempartdu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              decôté
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 la ville
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sud,nouvelle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           l’accès depuis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   bloque, du côté sud, l’accès depuis
     Le rythme de bastions des fortifications
                                Le rythme de se
                                              bastions
                                                mesuredes
                                                       à Amber-
                                                          fortifications se mesure à Amber-                                                                                                                           la large plaine. Les fortifications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      la large
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           devaient
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               plaine.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    enLes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       même
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          fortifications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               temps devenir
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         devaient en même temps devenir

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              on India held there.
Jaipur à partir de la portée des
                              Jaipur
                                 « canons
                                     à partir
                                          de place
                                              de la portée
                                                    » que l’on
                                                            desestime
                                                                « canons de place » que l’on estime                                                                                                                   la grande façade de la ville dela
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jaipur.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        grandeCefaçade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 rempart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       desud,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         la ville
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              complété
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  de Jaipur.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          parCe rempart sud, complété par
à 1600 m. Le tracé de cette à
                            portée
                              1600 m.
                                   surLe
                                       le tracé
                                          plan des
                                                de cette
                                                   fortifications
                                                         portée sur le plan des fortifications                                                                                                                        un fossé, le long de la route Agra-Ajmer,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     un fossé, leoffrait
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 long deune
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         la route
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             façade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Agra-Ajmer,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    en déca- offrait une façade en déca-
montre le niveau de recouvrement
                           montredes
                                  le niveau
                                     zones atteintes.
                                            de recouvrement
                                                      On repère
                                                             des zones atteintes. On repère                                                                                                                           lage avec la composition de la
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   lage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ville
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         avec
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           interne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              la composition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   : ce n’est pas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                del’axe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    la ville
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        nord-interne(32)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      : ceSocle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           n’estetpas l’axe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   rampe    nord- sur(32)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          d’artillerie Topkhanadesh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Socle et rampe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      tels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         d’artillerie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           que relevéssuren
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topkhanadesh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1927       tels que relevés en 1927
très bien, sur le plan du major
                            trèsSmith,
                                 bien, sur
                                       comment
                                           le plan ces
                                                   du major
                                                       piècesSmith,
                                                              d’ar- comment ces pièces d’ar-                                                                                                                          sud du palais qui en forme le sud
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    centre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        du palais
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            mais la
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  qui
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sanganeri
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      en formeGate.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              le centre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cettemais la Sanganeri Gate. Cette
tillerie étaient installées, tillerie
                              notamment
                                      étaientsurinstallées,
                                                  les bastions
                                                            notamment
                                                                de    sur les bastions de                                                                                                                             particularité souligne l’importance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  particularité
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          de la voie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                souligne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     qui va  desservir lede la- voie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          l’importance          Topkhana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     qui va Hazuri (Topkana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            desservir le  - Hazurka,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Topkhana1775),
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hazuriest(Topkana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               la grandeHazurka,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         armu- 1775), est la grande armu-
Topkhanadesh et de Topkhana
                         Topkhanadesh
                            Hazuri (32). et
                                         Le de
                                            JaiTopkhana
                                                Van, qui passe
                                                          Hazuri (32). Le Jai Van, qui passe                                                                                                                          palais par sa porte est, pour ensuite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    palais par
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            conduire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               sa portevers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        est,Amber.            rerie vers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             pour ensuite conduire  fortifiée,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Amber.positionnée enrerie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              bastion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   fortifiée,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       dans lapositionnée
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                partie est du
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            enrempart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               bastion dans la partie est du rempart
pour être le plus grand canonpour
                              du monde,
                                  être le plus
                                          étaitgrand
                                                installé
                                                     canon
                                                         au sommet
                                                             du monde, était installé au sommet                                                                                                                           L’ensemble de cette ligne sud
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     L’ensemble
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        des remparts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                de cette
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     est ligne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         composé
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               sud de    sud. Le plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   des remparts       de 1775 lade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 est composé    représente
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sud. Le
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           complètement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              plan de 1775 laintra-muros.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              représente complètement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          La          intra-muros. La
du fort de Jaigarh, sur une grande
                              du fort
                                    plateforme.
                                      de Jaigarh,Avec
                                                 sur une
                                                      un fût
                                                         grande
                                                             de 7,30
                                                                  plateforme. Avec un fût de 7,30                                                                                                                     places fortes et de bastions places
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   qui donneront
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          fortes etleurs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    de bastions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         noms aux
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                quiquar-   partie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    donneront     extra-muros,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              leurs            visible aujourd’hui,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    noms aux quar-      partie extra-muros,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    serait unevisible
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               adjonction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      aujourd’hui,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           plus serait une adjonction plus
m, il était censé avoir une portée
                             m, il était
                                    de plus
                                         censé
                                            de 20
                                               avoir
                                                  km,une
                                                      soitportée
                                                           bien au-
                                                                 de plus de 20 km, soit bien au-                                                                                                                      tiers attenants avec d’est en tiers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ouestattenants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          :        avec d’est en ouest :                         tardive ;                          tardive ;
delà du fort Mothi. Son intérêt
                             delà
                                devait
                                  du fort
                                       être
                                          Mothi.
                                            plus dissuasif
                                                 Son intérêt
                                                           quedevait
                                                               réel, être plus dissuasif que réel,                                                                                                                    - Ambhagarh Burj qui est un- fort
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ambhagarh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        défendant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Burj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  depuis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    qui est
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         lesun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             collines     - Gath
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               fort défendant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      le         Darwaza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              depuis       (Ram Pol,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     les collines le 1775)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        - Gath
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           est la
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Darwaza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  porte qui
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (Ram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            donne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Pol,son
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1775)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       nomestau
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             la porte qui donne son nom au
puisqu’il ne servit jamais qu’à
                             puisqu’il
                                tirer unne
                                         seul
                                           servit
                                              boulet
                                                  jamais
                                                     de fer
                                                         qu’à
                                                            detirer
                                                               50 kgun seul boulet de fer de 50 kg                                                                                                                    territoire situé à l’est de la ville.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        territoire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Il est implanté
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     situé à l’est
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              à l’angle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   de lasud-est
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ville. Il est     bazaràattenant.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   desimplanté             Les portes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 l’angle sud-est des étaient
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        bazardessinées
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              attenant.en
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Leschicane,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           portes étaient
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   pour inter-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          dessinées en chicane, pour inter-
pour 100 kg de poudre47. Mais
                            pour  100 kg de
                              l’existence depoudre
                                            ce canon
                                                  47
                                                    . Mais
                                                      symbolique
                                                           l’existence de ce canon symbolique                                                                                                                         lignes de défense. Une lignelignes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   de fortification
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         de défense.le Une
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       relieligne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             à la muraille     dire le
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  de fortification  toute
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       relieattaque frontale. Mais
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             à la muraille    dire toute
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   lors deattaque
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           l’extension
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  frontale.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       de la Mais
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ville hors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lors de l’extension de la ville hors
confirme la dimension territoriale
                            confirme
                                   du projet
                                      la dimension
                                             de Jai Singh
                                                     territoriale
                                                           (33). du projet de Jai Singh (33).                                                                                                                         sud de Jaipur ;                      sud de Jaipur ;                                       les murs, elles seront percées
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            les murs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                de vastes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ellespassages
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            seront percées
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    axiaux.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lesvastes passages axiaux. Les
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      - Galta Darwaza (1775) (dite Suraj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    - Galta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         PolDarwaza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             par la suite),
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (1775)marque
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (dite Suraj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    la fin dupar lavantaux
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Pol                de bois seront
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    suite), marque          fermés
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    la fin du    vantaux
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   chaquede
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          nuit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            bois
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               jusque
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 seront
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      dans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        fermés
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           les années
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               chaque nuit jusque dans les années
Les fortifications d’Amber Les fortifications d’Amber                                 (31) Carte territoriale des fortifications
                                                                                                                          (31) Carte
                                                                                                                                  de territoriale
                                                                                                                                     Amber-Jaipur des fortifications de Amber-Jaipur                                  grand axe est-ouest de Jaipur.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 grand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Il est
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         axeintéressant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              est-ouest de Jaipur.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           noter que
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Il est     1920 ;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       la intéressant de noter que la                               1920 ;
Au nord, à l’avant de la ville d’Amber
                                 Au nord,
                                       surà l’avant
                                            la routede
                                                     delaDelhi,
                                                          ville d’Amber
                                                                 se trouve
                                                                         sur la route de Delhi, se trouve                                                                                                             Suraj Pol est représentée surSuraj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ram-Ganj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Pol estchaupar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 représentée
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        en 1775sur                 en 1775Pol
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - Sanganeri
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ; Ram-Ganj chaupar         ; (Shyo Pol 1775)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          - Sanganeri
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             est le centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Pol de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (Shyo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              l’élévation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Pol 1775)sud
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             estdu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                le centre de l’élévation sud du
une première enceinte intégrant
                            une deux
                                première
                                     collines
                                          enceinte
                                              qui forment
                                                    intégrant
                                                           comme
                                                              deux collines qui forment comme
deux bastions naturels avancés
                            deux
                               avec
                                 bastions
                                    portes naturels
                                           (Khar Pol)
                                                    avancés
                                                      et murailles.
                                                            avec portes (Khar Pol) et murailles.
En pénétrant dans cette première
                        En pénétrant
                                 enceinte,
                                      dans on
                                           cette
                                              traverse
                                                 première
                                                       un enceinte, on traverse un
faubourg de terrains agricoles,
                            faubourg
                                de jardins
                                       de terrains
                                           et de maisons,
                                                   agricoles,
                                                          véritable
                                                              de jardins et de maisons, véritable
grenier de la ville. La deuxième
                               grenier
                                 ligne de protection
                                          la ville. La deuxième
                                                        protège laligne
                                                                    Biraide protection protège la Birai
Pol, porte nord-est de la ville,
                              Pol,
                                 que
                                   porte
                                     les Anglais
                                          nord-est
                                                 ont
                                                   dedéclassée
                                                      la ville, que
                                                                 pour
                                                                    les Anglais ont déclassée pour
faciliter la circulation par l’ouverture
                                faciliter la
                                           d’une
                                             circulation
                                                 nouvellepar
                                                          voie
                                                             l’ouverture
                                                                percée à d’une nouvelle voie percée à
proximité, à travers le murproximité,
                            d’enceinte.à Au
                                         travers
                                            sud sur
                                                 le mur
                                                    la route
                                                        d’enceinte.
                                                             de     Au sud sur la route de
Sanganer se trouvait une porte,
                            Sanganer
                                dite Jaipur
                                        se trouvait
                                             Pol, elleune
                                                       aussi
                                                          porte,
                                                             déclassée
                                                                 dite Jaipur Pol, elle aussi déclassée
sous le Raj britannique poursous
                             lui préférer
                                  le Raj britannique
                                          une nouvelle
                                                     pour
                                                       route
                                                          lui plus
                                                              préférer une nouvelle route plus
directe creusée dans la montagne.
                           directeLes
                                  creusée
                                      portes
                                           dans
                                             nord,
                                                la montagne.
                                                   Kundlab Pol,
                                                             Les portes nord, Kundlab Pol,
et ouest, Kheri Pol, moins et
                           stratégiques
                              ouest, Kheri
                                        pour
                                           Pol,lemoins
                                                  passage,
                                                       stratégiques
                                                           sont     pour le passage, sont
restées dans leur état d’origine.
                              restées
                                  Ces différentes
                                      dans leur état
                                                  murailles
                                                     d’origine.
                                                            forment
                                                                Ces différentes murailles forment
une protection autour du palais
                            uned’Amber,
                                protection
                                        dont
                                           autour
                                             le centre
                                                   du palais
                                                       est le d’Amber,
                                                              trône    dont le centre est le trône
du maharaja ainsi que le zenana,
                          du maharaja
                                 partie la
                                        ainsi
                                           plusque
                                                privée,
                                                   le zenana,
                                                        séparépartie la plus privée, séparé
symboliquement par sept portes
                          symboliquement
                               de la campagne
                                           par environnante.
                                               sept portes de la campagne
                                                                   (32) Socle environnante.
                                                                              et rampe d’artillerie sur
                                                                                                      (32)
                                                                                                        Topkhanadesh
                                                                                                           Socle et rampe
                                                                                                                       tels
                                                                                                                          d’artillerie
                                                                                                                            que relevéssuren
                                                                                                                                           Topkhanadesh
                                                                                                                                             1927       tels que relevés en 1927                                      (34) Les portes de la ville au début
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (34)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           duLes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              siècle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 portes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     dernier
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        de la ville au début du siècle dernier

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