Chasma-i-shahi
- Title:
- Chasma-i-shahi
- Collection:
- Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
- Photographer:
- MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
- Date:
- ca. 1625-1675
- Location:
- Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
- Country:
- India
- ID Number:
- MCD_04501
- Call Number:
- B-Q5 Sri 2.32 Cha 5-9
- File Name:
- MCD_04501.jpg
- Work Type:
- garden
- Image View Description:
- Ext.: upper pavilion and garden with fountain
- Description:
- Situated about 9 km from city center, Chasma-i-shahi (the Royal Spring) is the smallest of the Mughal gardens. It follows a three terraced garden plan. Dates: mid 17th C., laid out in 1632. Built by Emperor Shah Jahan (reg. 1628-1658) & Ali Mardan Khan.
- Notes:
- Image and original data maintained by the Cornell University Library. This digital collection is a result of a long-term collaboration between Professor Bonnie G. MacDougall, Department of Architecture and Margaret N. Webster, Director of the George W. & Adelaide Knight Visual Resources Facility in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
- Source:
- MacDougall, R. D.
http://srinagar.nic.in/
Grove Dictionary of Art
Kaul, Manohar
Kashmir: Hindu, Buddhist & Muslim Architecture
New Delhi: Sagar Publications
1971
Annex
NA6007.K3 K21
Crowe, Sylvia
The Gardens of Mughul India: a History and a Guide
Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
1973
Kroch Library Asia
SB466.I4 G37 2006 - Repository:
- Bonnie G. MacDougall (original photographs)
- Rights:
- The images in the collection are protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is the Estate of their creator/photographer, Robert “Scotty” MacDougall. Images in the collection were created between roughly 1960-1987, and were digitized by Cornell University Library from a variety of negatives, positives, and slides retained by the Estate of the photographer. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.