Jami Masjid
Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, 15th Century
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Though the stones themselves can be a source of interesting colour for many structures, the addition of bright blue colour contributes another dimension to this interior.
– Swapna Liddle
The role architecture has always performed in shaping kingdoms, cities and countries are not apprehensible. Yet you are able to- if only slightly- comprehend its power while taking it in all its glory!
– Shradha Badiani
Coloured tiles were used to decorate the interiors of the mosque which otherwise is dominated by rather simple plain pillars. The central mihrab is exquisitely carved with verses from the Quran. The mimbar or the pulpit is crowned by a beautiful marble dome, below which are four arches supported by brackets. The brackets and their stylisation depict clear Hindu influence. Towards the end of colonnade, there is an upper storey which was regarded as the zenana and was reserved for women worshippers. Such demarcated areas for women in Indian architecture were seen earliest in the Quwwat-ul Islam mosque of Qutubuddin Aibak in Delhi and continue to be seen in the mosques of Delhi sultanate and provincial sultanates as well.
– Surabhi Sharman