Architecture under aurangzeb

1. ARCHITECTURE UNDER
AURANGZEB
Ar. Hena Tiwari

2.  Aurangzeb was the son and successor of Shahjahan.
 He extended the empire’s boundary and ruled tyrannically.
 Mogul empire gradually shrunk after Aurangzeb.
 Muhammad shah and Bahadur shah Zafar were the last king for
namesake after Aurangzeb.
 The vigorous construction which was forced during the reign of his
predecessor were declined now
AURANGZEB

3.  The building in his reign showed the same common usual features
in restrained mood.
 Ribbed dome was used.
 Building changed from stone and marble to brick and rubble
structure finished in stucco plaster.
 Important buildings are:
Moti Masjid, Red fort, Delhi
Badshahi mosque, Lahore

4. MOTI MASJID
 It was added in fort of Delhi in 1622 CE by Aurangzeb as a royal
mosque.
 This contain sanctuary prayer hall built in polished white marble,
the main reason for which it is called as moti masjid.
 There are three cupolas over the sanctuary with a larger one in the
centre.
 Metal finial takes place over these cupolas.

5. BADSHAHI MOSQUE
 It was built in 1674 CE.
 It has more minarets than usual.
 All the corner of mosque enclosure has a minaret and the
sanctuary has smaller minarets at angles making the total of 8
minarets in the mosque.
 The façade consist of a large central alcove with five arches in
each wings.

6.  Three bulbous domes rise over the sanctuary.
 The mosque reviles the characteristics of strength and solidity.

7. BIBI KA MAQBARA
It is a tomb located in Aurangabad, India.
It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1660 in the
memory of his first wife Dilras Banu Begum.
It bears a striking resemblance with Taj Mahal.
An inscription on the main entrance door mentions that Bibi Ka
Maqbara was designed and erected by Ata-ullah, an architect and
Hanspat Rai, an engineer respectively. Ata-ullah was the son of Ustad
Ahmad Lahauri, the main designer of the Taj Mahal.

8. It is laid out in a charbagh formal garden.
It stands in the centre of a huge enclosure measuring approx..
458meters by 275meters.
The high enclosure wall is crenelated with pointed arches recessed
and bastions at regular intervals.
The recesses are divided by pilasters, crowned with small minarets.
LAYOUT

9. The mausoleum is built on a high square platform with four minarets
at its corner, which is approached by a flight of steps from the three
sides.
Entry to the mausoleum is through the south gate.
A small tank is provided after the entrance which leads to a low
profile screen walls that leads to the main structure.
The screen pathway has a series of fountain in the centre.

10. The mausoleum is encased with marble up to the dado level.
The mausoleums crowned by a dome pierced with trellis works and
accompanying panels decorated with flower design.
The structure is in the form of a hexagon, its angles ornamented with
minarets.