Qaiser bagh – 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 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:55:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Qaiser bagh – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Gulshan e Erum, Lucknow https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/ https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:55:25 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/ Gulshan e Erum was built as his personal library built by Nawab Nasir-ud-din Haider in near Qaiserbagh Lucknow. He died in the basement of this building.

It’s been under renovation now.
This thread from my recent visit
I start with vintage photos. For wh couldn’t find credit on net Suspect it’s British Library.

From Lucknow Observer
From Lucknow Observer
From Mr. P.C Sarkar ”s face book post

Lucknow historian Mr Roshan Taqui wrote many letters to the Govt emphasising it’s importance and need for preservation which led to the current restoration project.


One room on the upper floor retains some of it’s original wall paintings.

As in all Nawabi buildings we find stucco work.


This also has trompl’oeil ( I got the correct description from Rafiq Kidwai) which is a visual illusion in art.

lucknow

]]> https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/feed/ 0 37285 Koshak Mahal in Chanderi https://ranasafvi.com/koshak-mahal-in-chanderi-2/ https://ranasafvi.com/koshak-mahal-in-chanderi-2/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:12:48 +0000 http://ranasafvi.com/?p=8963 The koshak Mahal was built in 1445 as a victory monument.

Tarikh-e-Farishta mentions that the palace was built by the Sultan of Malwa, Mehmood Shah Khilji, to commemorate his victory over Sultan Mehmood Sharqi in the battle at Kalpi.

It’s well worth a visit

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