Kamiya, Takeo

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The guide to the architecture of the Indian subcontinent Architecture of the Indian subcontinent / written and photographed by Takeo Kamiya ; translated by Geetha Parameswaran and edited by Annabel Lopez and Bevinda Collaco . — Rev. 2nd ed. . — India : Architecture Autonomous, 2009.

575 p. : col. ill. , col. maps ; 26 cm.

"In collaboration with Jindal Art Foundation." Originally published in Japan on September 20, 1996 by Toto Shuppan

incl. bibliographies and index

Map index -- Getting around -- An introduction to Indian architecture -- Publisher's note -- North India -- Travel information -- Kashmir -- Ladakh -- Himachal Pradesh -- Punjab -- Delhi -- Uttar Pradesh -- East India -- Travel information -- Sikkim Bihar -- West Bengal -- Bangladesh -- Orissa -- Western India -- Travel in formation -- Rajasthan -- Gujrat -- Central India -- Travel information -- Madhya Pradesh -- Maharashtra -- Goa -- South India -- Travel information -- Andhra Pradesh -- Karnataka -- Tamil Nadu -- Kerala -- List of sources and references -- Data and index -- Postscript

This guidebook introduces the architecture of the Indian subcontinent including Bangladesh in great detal, revealing a great architectural culture that is richly different from that in Japan, Europe, and America. It gives the armchair traveler a visual feast with a large number of photographs, which will transport the reader to the site without having to actually travel to these magnificent but far-flung monuments. Indian architecture through the ages is included, from ancient times to the present day, along with Islamic architecture and Colonial style architecture during the British rule. Important buildings are illustrated with many photographs of the exteriors and interiors.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture
Hindu architecture
Architecture --India--Guidebooks

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India