Amber Palace
Jai Mandir-Jess Mandir
- Title:
- Amber Palace
Jai Mandir-Jess Mandir - 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:
- Amer (Rajasthan, India)
- Country:
- India
- ID Number:
- MCD_02204
- Call Number:
- B-Q5 Ame 7.1 Amb/JaiJes 6-9
- File Name:
- MCD_02204.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Kachhwaha Rajput Dynasty
- Work Type:
- palaces
fort - Subject:
- Rajput
Garhpalaces
interior views
mirrors - Image View Description:
- Interior
- Description:
- Royal apartments embellished with stained glass, mirrors and glass inlay. The Jess Mandir rests on the terrace of the Jai Mandir. Dates: mid 17th C. Built by Mirza Raja Jai Singh (reg. 162367).
- 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.
Tillotson, Giles Henry Rupert
The Rajput Palaces: the Development of an Architectural Style, 1450-1750
New Haven: Yale University Press
1987
Fine Arts Library
NA1507.R35 T57 1987 - 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.