Splendors Of The Raj : British Architecture In Indian 1660-1947
By
Philip Davies
Contributor
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Item Type
Hardbound
Periodical
0
Serial
3111
Publisher
Dass Media
Description
272
Summay
[Summary Plus Entry] Written by noted architectural historian Philip Davies, this authoritative 272-page volume provides a comprehensive historical and critical analysis of British building activities across India. The book maps out the structural evolution of imperial power, focusing heavily on the major Presidency capitals: the classical neoclassical monuments and grand public buildings of Calcutta (Kolkata), the early fortifications, beach bungalows, and Indo-Saracenic administrative courts of Madras (Chennai), and the towering Gothic Revival skylines of Bombay (Mumbai). Davies details how these three coastal hubs served as testing grounds before the final monumental vision of Lutyens' and Baker's New Delhi was established.
Keyword
Calcutta Buildings, Madras Presidency, Bombay Gothic, Philip Davies, British Architecture, Colonial India, Indo-Saracenic, Classical Revival, Lutyens Delh
Accession No.
3111
Status
Available
Category
Architecture-India