Mosque of Sidi Sayed Jaali, Ahmedabad (1573)

Artist/Designer: Designer Unknown

Project Location: India

Figure 1: Mosque of Sidi Sayed Jaali. Source: Roj Nu Amdavad 2010, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 7, 2014 )

Figure 2: Mosque of Sidi Sayed Jaali. Source: Aditya Vashisht. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 7, 2014 )

Figure 3: Mosque of Sidi Sayed Jaali. Source: Cascoly Travel. 2003, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 7, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Glass

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Ahmedabad Sidi Sayed Mosque. | Accessed : April 7, 2014

Significant Date(s):
16th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print

Shokoohy, Mehrdad. Muslim architecture of South India: the sultanate of Ma'bar and the traditions of the maritime settlers on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa). London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. http://www.123library.org/book_details/?id=103232.

Clévenot, Dominique, and Gérard Degeorge. Splendors of Islam: Architecture, Decoration, and Design. New York: Vendome Press, 2000.

Flood, Finbarr Barry. Piety and Politics in The Early Indian Mosque. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Building Address

Bhadra Rd, Opposite Electricity House, Gheekanta, Lal Darwaja, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001, India

Significant Dates
Built between 1572-1573

Tags
Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Islamic India, Indian architecture, 16th century, stone, glass, latticework

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