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Fatehput Sikiri Buland Darwaza gate 2010
The Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar in 1601

Indo-Islamic architecture (sometimes called Indo-Persian architecture) is a type of architecture and engineering from the Indian subcontinent. Some parts of this type of architecture is similar to architecture from West and Central Asia. In history, Indo-Islamic architecture comes from the time when Islamic empires were in India. It began when Delhi became the capital of the Ghurid dynasty in 1193. Many different dynasties brought in different similarities with Persian and Turkic architecture.

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  • Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam 2014-07-31

    Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (built 1320 to 1324) in Multan, Pakistan

  • Qutab Minar mausoleum

    The Qutb Minar (left, begun c. 1200) next to the Alai Darwaza gatehouse (1311); Qutb Complex in Delhi

  • Tomb of Altamash

    Mausoleum of Iltutmish, Delhi, by 1236, with corbel arches

  • Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and side tomb (3319047170)

    Tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (d. 1325), Delhi

  • Arches@Jama Masjid

    Arches in the main mosque at Gulbarga, 1367

  • Choto Sona Mosque (side view)

    Choto Sona Mosque (around 1500)

  • ADINA MOSQUE

    Interior of the hypostyle hall of the Adina Mosque

  • Champaner, Kevada Masjid (9840302206)

    Kevada Mosque, Champaner

  • Aali Masjid

    Aali Masjid in Srinagar, Kashmir.

  • Humayun Tomb in Delhi-Front view

    Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, the first fully developed Mughal imperial tomb, 1569-70

  • Fatehpur Sikri 042

    King's Gate at Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra

  • Taj Mahal (Edited)

    The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, widely considered the pinnacle of Islamic architecture in the subcontinent.

  • Rumi Darwaza Lucknow

    The Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow, 1784, from the rear, during flooding.

  • Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra (literally "shed of 2½ days")

    Screen of the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque, Ajmer, c. 1229; Corbel arches, some cusped.

  • Balban Khan's Tomb 029

    Possibly the first "true" arches in India; Tomb of Balban (d. 1287) in Delhi

  • The tomb of Ferozshah ii ag61

    Pavilions in the Hauz Khas Complex, Delhi

  • The Tomb of Sikander Lodi, seen from the Sheesh Gumbad

    Tomb of Sikander Lodi in the Lodi Gardens, Delhi

  • BidarMadarsa

    Mahmud Gawan Madrasa (begun construction in the 1460s).

  • Great Mosque in Gulbarga Fort.

    Jama Mosque Gulbarga (b. 1367), pictured in 1880.

  • Haft Gumbad (Tombs of Firozshah)

    "Double" tomb of Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah (d. 1422), in Gulbarga

  • Kranti 9

    A row of Bahminid tombs at Ashtur, Bidar

  • GolGumbaz2

    Gol Gumbaz built by the Bijapur Sultanate in Deccani style, the world's 2nd largest pre-modern dome following the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

  • Charminar-Pride of Hyderabad

    Charminar at the Old City in Hyderabad, 1591

  • Mecca Masjid Hyderabad

    Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad

  • Char Kaman 01

    Char Kaman in Hyderabad

  • Frong view hayat bakshi begum mosque

    Hayat Bakshi Mosque in Hyderabad

  • Khairtabad Mosque

    Khairtabad Mosque

  • Darashbari Mosque PRG 8157

    Ruined mihrabs and arabesque inside Darasbari Mosque, 15th-century

  • Chapai KhaniaDighiMosque 03Jun16 MG 4937

    Terracotta arabesque on the wall of Khania Dighi Mosque, Gauda, 15th-century

  • Faridpur PatrailMoshjid MG 2977

    Multi-domed Pathrail Mosque, 15th-century

  • Eklakhi Mausoleum at Pandua in Malda district 01

    Single-domed Eklakhi Mausoleum, early 15th-century

  • Firoze Minar at Gaur in Malda district 08

    Firoz Minar, Gauda, 1480s

  • Choto Sona Mosque from Bangladesh 03

    Corner tower with arabesque on Choto Sona Mosque, late 15th and early 16th centuries

  • "DAKHIL DARWAZA, GOUR"

    Dakhil Doorway, Gauda, 16th-century

  • Jama Mosque,PMS

    Jama Mosque, Champaner

  • Jama Masjid Ahmedabad heritage

    Jama Mosque, Ahmedabad (the upper parts of the minarets at the entrance now lost).

  • The Teen Darwaza Gate.

    Teen Darwaza (Three-Gate) entrance to Ahmedabad

  • Sarkhej Roza 1

    Sarkhej Roza complex, Ahmedabad

  • Shaking Minarets

    Sidi Bashir Mosque, Ahmedabad

  • Mosque of Sidi Sayed Jaali

    Jali at the Sidi Sayyid Mosque

  • Bhadra Fort 5 jpeg

    Bhadra Fort, Ahmedabad

  • Into the dark, Dada Harir Stepwell, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    Dada Harir Stepwell, Ahmedabad

  • Jami Mosque, Khambhat, Gujarat, India

    Interior of Jami Mosque, Khambhat

  • JAmia Masjid

    Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Kashmir.

  • Jami masjid interiors (6133555683)

    Interior of the Jamia Masjid.

  • Khanqah Shah Hamdan (6133633921)

    Khanqah-e-Moula in Srinagar, Kashmir

  • Tomb of Zain-ul-Abedin's mother

    Tomb of Zain-ul-Abedin's mother in Srinagar, Kashmir.

  • Evening at Chaqchan Mosque

    Chaqchan Mosque in Khaplu, Gilgit-Baltistan

  • Amburiq Mosque

    Amburiq Mosque in Gilgit-Baltistan.

  • Elephant-shaped column brackets at Lahore Fort

    The use of elephant-shaped column brackets in buildings of the Lahore Fort reflects Hindu influences on Mughal Architecture during the reign of Akbar.

  • Agra 03-2016 05 Taj Mahal complex

    The Darwaza-i-Rauza (Great Gate) of the Taj Mahal.

  • Jama Masjid, Delhi

    Jama Masjid, Delhi, one of the largest mosques in India.

  • Red Fort in Delhi 03-2016 img3

    Lahori Gate of the Red Fort, Delhi, India.

  • Tomb of Nisar Begum at Khusro Bagh Allahabad

    Tomb of Nithar Begum at Khusro Bagh, Allahabad, India.

  • Akbar's Tomb 04

    Akbar's Tomb at Agra, India uses red sandstone and white marble, like many of the Mughal monuments. The Taj Mahal is a notable exception, as it uses only marble.

  • Bibi Ka Maqbara - The Taj Of Deccan

    Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, which was built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's son Azam Shah in the memory of his mother.

  • Badshahi Mosque 33 (edited)

    Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, late Mughal, built 1673–1674.

  • Ustad's Tomb Nakodar, Punjab

    One of the Tombs of Ustad-Shagird, Nakodar, India.

  • Shalimar Garden Lahore

    Shalimar Garden in Lahore, Pakistan

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