Building constructions and the architecture
Akbar established a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri, about 36 km. From Agra. This city was known for its magnificent Mughal monuments built in red – stone. Notable among them were the Diwan -i – khas. Panch – Mahal, Jodha – bai’s palace, Ibadat – Khana Buland – Darwaza. Akbar also built massive forts and palaces at Agra. He encourged the art of painting and established royal workshops, were painters from different parts of the empire gathered and worked.
Jodha Bai
The
most impressive buildings built by Akbar are to be found at Fatehpur
Sikri which remained the imperial capital from 1569 to 1584. the
construction of the new capital at Sikri, near the place where Babur
defeated Rana Sanga, started in 1569 and took six
– seven years to complete. It was built in honour of the famous
Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. It is an example of a Mughal walled city
with private and public buildings and imposing gateways.
The architecture at Fatehpur Sikri reflects
a new impetus to the movement towards the fusion of the Islamic
(Turko – Afghan and Central Asian) features with the local
architectural tradition that began during the Sultanate period. Among
examples we may mention the brackets in Jodha Bai's palace and the
imitations of wood carving in the surface decorations, both of which
were inspired by the building tradition of Gujarat. The decorative
carving in the Turkish Sultana's (Mariam Zamani Begum) house even
show some Chinese influence in the description of clouds.
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