Indian Baroque Architecture CHURCH OF ST.ANNE - Rev.Fr.Frias - Influenced by church of our lady of grace k nown as convent of St.

Augustine in Old Goa. Rajput Architecture 1.Rajput architecture is mostly found in Rajasthan and Gujarat areas. 2.It's mostly influenced by then existing Indic style and partly by persian & Is lamic ( Arches, domes & other saracemic features ) South Indian Architecture Chronologically stating, Vijayanagara Architecture existed at timelines of ( 1 336 - 1565 ) Hoysala Architecture ( 11th - 14th Cen ) 1.Chennakesava Temple - Belur 2.Hoysaleswara Temple - Halebidu 3.Kesava Temple - Somanathapura 4.Others - elavadi, Amrithapura & Nuggenalli Badami Ckalukya Architecture ( 5th - 8th Cen ) 1.Area of Malaprabha basin 2.Also called vesara style & chalukya style 3.Rock cut temples of pattadakal, Badami, Aihole. 4.Famous paintings at Ajantha cave no:1, "The temptation of Buddha" & "The persi an Embassy" are attributed to them. 5.Beginning of chalukya style of Architecture & consolidation of south indian st yle. Pallava & Chola Architecture 1.Pallavas ruled from 600 - 900 A.D. Their contributions are single cut rock tem ples in mahabalipuram & kanchipuram of T.N. 2.Chola Kings ruled from ( 900 - 1150 ) and included Raja raja chola - I & Rajen dra Chola who built temples as Brihadeshwara temple & Siva temple of Thanjavur. Rashtrakuta Architecture ( 5th - 8th Cen ) 1.Manyakheta of Gulbarga Dst 753 - 953 A.D 2.Ellora Kailasanath temple in a rock cut Architecture. 3.Jaina Narayana temple at pattadakal & Navalinga temple at Kuknur in karnataka. Islamic Influence 1.Islamic Architecture didnot support Idolatory, so central garbha griha is focu sed in 15th century Architecture. 2.Arches & domes ( Mosques ) began to form part of the landscape. 3.Sahn - Open courtyard for congregational worship with the enclosing structures . 4.Liwans - Closed walkway around courtyard. 5.Mihrab - Western wall of Sanctuary. 6.Qibla - Direction toward Mecca, offered a notional focus.

7.As Idolatory was prohibited, adornment was largely surface decoration through use of geometry, arabesque & calligraphy.Most popular Islamic architecture are M ausoleum ( Tombs ). Secular Architecture Architecture evolving in response to socio-cultural & geographic context of th e area concerned as, 1.Jaisalmer & Jodhpur - Desert Region 2.Vijayanagara ( Hampi ) - Political, Fatehpursikri, Shahjahanabad. 3.Srirangan ( T.N ) - Temple Nucleus. 4.Gujarat - Stepped wells 5.Maharashtra - Wadars. 6.Ahmedabad - Pots. 7.Northern Towns - Havelis. 8.Kerala - Steep pitched roofs & timber structures of kerala. Colonial Architecture A mix of Hindu, Islamic & Western elements. Examples are : - Chatrapati Shivaji terminal ( CST ) Mumbai - Rashtrapathi Bhavan ( Delhi - Luytens )