Synopsis "FATEHPUR SIKRI and its Monuments (in English)"
This is a comprehensive work on the Mughal Monuments of Fatehpur SikriChapters:1. Introduction: Akbar's Personality and Thought (1556-1605)2. Fatehpur Sikri- Town Planning, Drainage and Water Supply (a) Town Planning (1569-72) - Mosque Complex, Royal Complex, Public Complex (b) Drainage and Water Reservoirs (1569-72) (c) Water Supply (1569-72)3. Buildings of Mosque Complex - Stone Cutters' Mosque, Jami Masjid, Buland Darwaza, Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti and Buland Darwaza, Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti4. Rang Mahal and Royal Complex - Raniwas (Harem), Mahal-i-Ilahi, Shahi Bazar, Mina Bazar, Khass Mahal5. Buildings of Public Complex- Khwabgah, Kutub Khanah, Panch Mahal, Chaupar, Diwan -i-Am, Diwan-i-Khass, Ekastambha Prasada Ibadat Khanah, The Record Office & Imperial Chattri6. Miscellaneous Buildings - Abul Fazl and Faizi's Houses, Hathi Pol, Caravan Sarai, Hiran Minar, Samosa Mahal, Babur's Jal Mahal, Chowk, The Karkhanah & Its Daftar Khanah, Tansen's Baithak, Chowk and Bazar, Todarmal's Barahdari, The Shahai Hammam and Khas Hammam, Hammam Establishment in Mughal Life and Culture7. Retrospect - Assessment of the Architectural Style - Plan and Design of buildings, Making of the Facade, Organization of the Superstructure
