#burhanpur #medievalindianhistory #tombs #architecture #travelwithme #pandanmahal #madhyapradeshtourism #madhyapradesh #shahjahan – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:43:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg #burhanpur #medievalindianhistory #tombs #architecture #travelwithme #pandanmahal #madhyapradeshtourism #madhyapradesh #shahjahan – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Pandan Mahal in Burhanpur https://ranasafvi.com/pandan-mahal-in-burhanpur/ https://ranasafvi.com/pandan-mahal-in-burhanpur/#respond Sat, 25 Jun 2022 06:18:35 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=38008 An interestingly shaped monument in Burhanpur , one that is currently in a ruinous state. I was told it is called Paandan Mahal because it is shaped like a paandan. I visit it to find an unknown broken grave and brick walls with remnants of beautiful niches, their surface getting peeled off. Perhaps these were once painted? They aren’t deep enough to hold candles or lamps.
Shah Jahan was married to Shahnawaz Khan’s daughter. The Paandan Mahal’s proximity to his mausoleum leads me to wonder: Could she be resting inside it? Or does it belong to some other family member? It’s a hauntingly attractive monument but in the danger of falling down any time soon. The heritage of Burhanpur doesn’t seem to be on anyone’s priority list.

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]]> https://ranasafvi.com/pandan-mahal-in-burhanpur/feed/ 0 38008 Cambridge Public Library, Massachusetts https://ranasafvi.com/cambridge-public-library-massachusetts/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:42:10 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/cambridge-public-library-massachusetts/ Who wouldn’t want to read in a reading room like this!

The main building of the Cambridge Public Library is an historic library building at 449 Broadway. It was built in 1888 with land and full construction funding donated by Frederick H. Rindge, a Cambridge native and philanthropist. Its Richardsonian Romanesque design was by Van Brunt & Howe. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ( From wiki)

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