Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
Advertisements
Solution
The river Yamuna had a very significant role in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad. Shah Jahan preferred the river-front garden in the layout of the Taj Mahal. He developed the same architectural form as a means to control the access that the nobles had to the river. In the new city of Shahjahanabad, the imperial palace also commanded the river-front. Only the most favoured nobles were given access to the river. Other than those had to construct their homes in the city away from the river Yamuna. It expanded the layout of the city.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The rich and powerful construct large houses today. In what ways were the constructions of kings and their courtiers different in the past?
Look at the Figure given below How could that building be constructed faster today?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
Name the ruler who won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just – outside Delhi-i kuhna?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
What are the special features of Humagun’s tomb?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
What is the special feature of Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar’s capital?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
Name the king who invaded Sri Lanka? Whom did he defeat?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
How did kings win the praise of their subjects?
Short Answer Type Question:
What type of structures were built by kings and their officers between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?
Short Answer Type Question:
Write a brief note on the chahar bagh built by the Mughal rulers.
Short Answer Type Question:
When was Humayun’s tomb built? What are its special features?
