The architecture of ritual : eighteenth-century Lucknow and the making of the Great Imambarah complex, a forgotten world monument

In the late eighteenth century, a large urban redevelopment program was initiated by the Shii Isna ‘Ashari Muslim ruler Asaf al-Dawlah in Lucknow, a city located in the prosperous, semi-autonomous north Indian region of Awadh. The development included four monumental entrances, a congregational m...

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Main Author: Keshani, Hussein
Other Authors: Welch, Anthony
Language:English
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Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7939