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Domes of Delhi

This dome from the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque appears under the eastern entrance to the mosque. This is another dome reassembled from Hindu and Jain temple parts. This dome is notable for the four lion faces at the four corners which were not defaced, unlike most other visible human and animal sculptures in the mosque. (Image: Sahapedia)

Quwwat-Ul-Islam mosque is notable for a profusion of Hindu and Jain temple motifs which appear in the architecture of the various assembled parts of temples which once stood in the Qila Rai Pithora citadel...

Journey Of A Celebrated Architect - Balakrishna Vithaldas Doshi

Its August 26, 1927, a boy is born in a Hindu family working in the furniture industry for 2 generations in the second largest city of Maharashtra, Pune. Fast forward to March 7,2018, the same boy, now known as Dr. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is awarded with Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, known internationally as architecture's highest award and honor. The Pritzker prize includes US $100,000 and a bronze medallion.

I am sure you want to know about what happened in those 90 long years that we just skipped.

A LOT!!!

world war II, 12 humans have walked on moon, the device(s) on which you are reading this article, and you know, a lot more.

Back to Dr B V Doshi, one of 40 architects to receive Pritzker prize till 2018.

As he grew ol...