Do we have any Hindu or Islamic Architecture, or it is Indian Architecture?
In Introduction: - Medieval India is a period which witnessed many political, cultural and economic currents and shifts resulting in collaboration of two cultures, which were not completely alien to each other. One impact that this collaboration left can be seen on in the form of Indian architecture. Here in the essay, we will look at Indo-Islamic architecture in the context of Delhi Sultanate and Vijayanagar Empire which were contemporary to each other but situated at different locations geographically, Delhi sultunate in Northern India and Vijaynagar empire in Southern India. There are some architectural influences of Hindu or Indic characteristics on the Sultanate architecture in the form of motifs and architectural features like use of lintel and beam etc. where as we can observe Islamic influences on Vijayanagar’s architecture as well. Background: - The Sultanate of Delhi was established by Qut...