SUBMITTED BY:

Bhanu Khanna 21008/2k10

Pankhuri Mittal 21019/2k10

URBAN DESIGN
SUBMITTED TO:
Ar. Ranjit Kaur Johal

Amritsar - The Golden City

"Amritsar, which literally means, a pool of nectar, is known as the city of the
Golden Temple also which stands amidst a sacred water tank, from which the
name of the city was derived. The Golden Temple is one of the most sacred
shrines of the world. Hence the city assumed much importance. But the city
has much more to its glory than just being another pilgrimage center.

The Golden Temple, Amritsar

A brief history..
The development of the city of Amritsar may be conceived in terms of six more or less
clearly marked phases.

AMRITSAR

PERIOD
1577

GROWTH OF CITY
FOUND BY GURU RAM DASS

UPTO 1665

INVASION OF MUGHAL RULERS

1665-1802

EXPANSION OF CITY UNDER SIKH RULERS

1802-49
1849-1947
1947

WALL CITY DEVELOPMENT (GOLDEN PERIOD FOR CITYS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)

BRITISH PERIOD (DEVELOPMENT BEYOND WALLS)
POST INDEPENDENCE PERIOD DEVELOPMENT

AMRITSAR DEVELOPMENT UNDER SIKH RULE

Amritsar city developed under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Maharaja contributed in development of city by constructing city walls and
encouraging the development of new Katras.
The city extended towards south where new katras were developed. Each connected
through other by gate.
The sacred tank was the nucleus of the town.

Foundation :
In the first two hundred years of its history
Amritsar was called Ramdaspur, or Chak
Ramdas, or simply Chak Guru, because it
was Guru Ramdas who under the able
guidance of his predecessor, Guru Amar
Das, wanted to found a township in a sacred
spot where a tank had been dug in the year
1573 which is the present site of the umritsarovar. By 1577, the digging of the tank
was complete. Devotees started coming
from far and near. Some of them decided to
settle down permanently in the fast
upcoming township in the vicinity of the
sacred sarovar. By 1581, This township
became well established and came to be
known as Ramdaspur. The first fifty years
of its existence, in the late 16th and the
early 17th century, saw its foundations well
laid. Fairly well connected with the world
out- side, it formed an island of autonomous
territory in the Mughal Punjab, with its
administration and control in the hands of
Guru Hargobind.

1. HALL GATE
2. RAMGARH GATE
3. MAHAN SINGH GATE
4. SHERA WALA GATE
5. GHEE MANDI GATE
6. SULTAN WIND GATE
7. CHATTI WIND GATE
8. LOHGARH GATE
9. BERI GATE
10.LAHORE HATE
11.KHAZANA WALA GATE
12.BHAGATA GATE

AMRITSAR WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH A MOTIVE TO HOST

PILGRIMS AND SEWADARS WHO GOT TO SETTLE IN THE
TOWN TO SERVE THE GURUS.. THUS IT CAME TO BE LAND OF
GURUS..
AMRITSAR AS CONSTRUCTED

1628, The township of Ramdaspur

around the sarovar.

1802,The settlement started to grow further in

an organic way. The walled city came into
existence and it became densely populated.

1900, The settlement spilled outside

the fort area. British settlements
1947, Amritsar expanded in all directions.New settlements
developed outside and away from the
came along the GT Road and the Railway lines.
core.

AMRITSAR TODAY

2000, the city becomes densely populated. The planned and the organic
development has generated a complex growth pattern.

CITY FLORISHED AND ITS HERITAGE

LOST ITS BEAUTY..

CITY GROWN LIKE A VIRAL FEVER AND ENDED UP IN JUNGLE

OF BRICK HOUSES WITH NO SPACE TO BREATHE.

WITH NARROW ROAD NETWORK RESULTING IN PROBLEMS

FOR PARKING AND PEDESTRIANS

PRESENT FABRIC OF WALLED CITY

IN ORDER TO SAVE CITYS HISTORICAL SET UP AND

REVIVING THE HERITAGE.. MANY DEVELOPMENT AND
CLEARANCE PROGRAMMES CAME..

AND THUS THE GOVERNEMENT IN ORDER TO REACH TO

PEOPLE AND REMIND THEM OF CITYS BEAUTY LAUNCHED..

AMRITSAR HERITAGE WALK

KEY ACTIONS OF HERITAGE WALK

TO IMPROVE PRESENT CONDITION OF AREAS IN AND AROUND GOLDEN TEMPLE
TO ENHANCE GREEN SPACES SUCH AS GALLIARA WALK AROUND THE TEMPLE
TO PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMNT WITHIN THE 1KM RADIUS OF THE TEMPLE
TO SHIFT THE MARKET AREA IN DESIRED PLACE AVOIDING THE RUSH
TO PROMOTE TOURIST AREAS AND ADD TO FOREIGN TREASURE OF CITY
TO WIDEN UP STREETS FOR EAZY FLOW OF TRAFFIC
TO PREVENT OLD STREETS FROM DECAY
TO RESTORE THE DEAD OLD PARTS OF CITY WHICH HAVE TURNED TO BE REMOTE
TO MAKE CITY LOOK FRESH AND BROADER
TO LINK WALLED CITY TO NEW DEVELOPED CITY AND MAIN HIGHWAYS
TO REVIVE THE CULTURE OF STREET SHOPING PROMOTING LOCAL
MAUFACTURERS AND CRAFTSMEN
TO PRESERVE RICH HERITAGE OF PUNJAB

PHASE I
RESTORING PARTS OF GOLDEN TEMPLE

GOLDEN TEMPLE AND PARTS OF SHRINE

RESTORED AKAL TAKHAT SAHIB AND LANGAR GHAR

ARIEL IMAGES OF GOLDEN TEMPLE COMPLEX SHOWING

GALLIARA WALKWAY AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SHRINE..

PHASE II

SPREADING GALLIARA WALKWAY AND

RENEWING THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO TEMPLE

TREE PLANTATION ZONE

GHANTAGHAR OR ENTRANCE PLAZA

GALLIARA
WALKWAY

MARKED AREA FOR ENTRANCE PLAZA WITH

INTERPRETATION CENTRE AND TOURIST HELP DESK

PORPOSED ENTRANCE PLAZA

PRESENT DAY SCENARIO OF GHANTAGHAR

PROPOSED CLEARANCE OF AREA

PROPOSED SHED AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE

VIEW SHOWING MAIN ARCHED ENTRY

PHASE III

WIDENING ROADS AND PROMOTING

PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT CONTROLLING
TRAFFIC

TOWARDS NEW CITY

TOWARDS ELEVATED ROAD

RAILWAY
STATION

HERITAGE SQUARE
MULTILEVEL PARKING

HALL GATE

MAPING OF MAJOR RADS LINKING WALLED CITY TO NEW CITY

EXISTING SHOPS AND MARKET AREA

PROPOSED MULTILEVEL SHOPING AREA

LAND USE PATTERN OF AMRITSAR CITY

ROUTE OF MAGNETIC POD IN EXISTING ROAD NETWORK

RAPID PERSONAL PUBLIC TRANSITION SYSTEM

COMPELTE PUBLIC TRANISTION SYSTEM OUTLAY WITH DESTINATIONS

PHASE IV

PRESERVING THE OLD STREETS AND

MAINTAINING THE FABRIC

CLEARING THE ROADS FOR EASY TRAFFIC MOVEMENT

VIEW OF THE MOST

BUSY STREET.. HALL
BAZAR IN AMRITSAR

VIEW OF GHANTA
GHAR MAIN ENTRY TO
HARIMANDAR SAHIB

Walk in to old streets.. Continuous fabric

of typical Punjabi arches and motifs..

Walk in to old streets.. Continuous fabric

of typical Punjabi arches and motifs..

Walk in to old streets.. Continuous fabric

of typical Punjabi arches and motifs..

The Old Amritsar is one of the example

of Urban Design. The urban pattern of
old Amritsar is regular & irregular
which is formed by routes, open spaces
and buildings .In this city both kind of
Buildings are present i.e. Fabric and
monumental.
MONUMENTAL BLDGS.

NATIONAL HERITAGE BLDGS.

FABRIC BUILDINGS..

PHASE V

RESTORING THE OLD WALLED CITY

RAMGARH GATE

HALL GATE

LAHORI GATE

HATHI GATE

REVIVING
IMPORTANCE OF
GATES IN HERITAGE
WALK OF AMRITSAR

RESTORING RAMGARH GATE

LINKING OLD CITY TO HIGHWAYS THROUGH GATES

PHASE VI

RESTORING THE OLD HERITAGE SITES OF CITY

AND PLANING THE ROUTE TO SUCH AREAS

DESTINATIONS OF HERITAGE WALK

JALLIAN WALA BAGH

TOWN HALL/VICTORIN EMBASSY AMRITSAR

KHALSA COLLEGE

INTERNATINAL AIRPORT-RAJA SANSI AMRITSAR

RAILWAY STATION- IV
LARGEST GAUDGE RAIL
STATION IN ASIA

GURU RAM DAS INTER STATE BUS TERMINAL AMRITSAR

Various nodes are Harmander

Sahib,Durgiana mandir,jalian wala bagh ,
Jamma masjid etc.

PLAN SHOWING LANDMARKS GOLDEN

TEMPLE AND JALLIAN WALA BAGH
,AMRITSAR

GOLDEN TEMPLE

QUILLA MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH

PLAN SHOWING LANDMARKS

JAMMA MASJID ,AMRITSAR

JAMMA MASJID
DURGIANA
MANDIR

RAM TIRTH

THANK YOU