9 Amazing Indian Architectural Styles Part 1

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Indian Architecture has always been inquisitive due to its magnanimity and the arty creations. Our country has a plenty of monuments, baroque and modernistic buildings which echo the tales of their era. Did you know that among the 830 World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO, 26 belong to the Indian Soil?


India has seen a number of architectural styles which developed the course of history. In this article, we are trying to take an overview of 9 such amazing Indian architectural styles!


Temple Architecture



Temple architecture has deep roots in India. It has developed in almost all the regions in the country. Although the origins of the style are the same, we can see a substantial differentiation and variety of architectural styles in temple construction. This variety is mainly caused due to the geographical, climatic, racial, ethnic, linguistic, and historical diversities in India.


Primarily, the Indian temple architecture has been classified into three broad types, namely; Nagara or the northern style, Vesara or mixed style, and the Dravida which is the southern style. All these styles carry their unique regional influences and lineages.


Mughal Architecture



The Mughal architectural style has emerged out of a unique blend of Islamic, Persian and Indian architectural styles. This style found its roots from the 16th century and continued to have a prominence till the beginning of 18th century.


During this era, India was ruled by the Mughal emperors and thanks to this architectural style; today the country has some of the most beautiful structures like the Humayun’s Tomb, Akbar’s Tomb, Fatehpur Sikri, Red Fort at Delhi, Jami Masjid Delhi and the Taj Mahal at Agra.


Indo-Saracenic Revival Architecture



Indo Saracenic Revival architectural style is a beautiful fusion of Indian architecture and Indo-Islamic architecture. It is also famous as the Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Hindu-Gothic, and Neo-Mughal architectural style. This style of architecture inherits exotic elements of the Indian architecture and the Islamic architecture and blends it with the neo-classical and Gothic revival styles from the British Victorian era.


Dravidian Architecture



The Dravidian architectural style emerged in the southern region of the Indian subcontinent thousands of years ago. The structures built by the native Dravidian people, which were primarily called as Kovils are epic instances of Dravidian Architecture.  These Kovils are dependent on complex carved stone. Such materials are the key to create step kind of designs which contain many statues of kings, deities, dancers, and warriors.


Kalinga Architecture



The Kalinga architecture flourished in the ancient region of Kalinga. This architectural style can still be seen in the eastern Indian state of Odisha and the northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.


Most prominently, the Kalinga architectural style consists of three different types of temples, i.e., Rekha Deula, Khakhara Deula, and Pidha Deula. The diverse characteristics of the famous Kalinga architecture are; architectural stipulations, historical connotations, and iconography, which honours the custom, traditions, and legends which are associated with the structures.


to be continued.....


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