Author: A Compilation
Publisher: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 00
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/a
Description
These packages contain 96 color pictures on art paper on the 16 World Heritage Sites in India. Besides a booklet in Hindi and English on these sites, each picture carries detailed information about the monument.
The General Council of UNESCO in 1972 adopted the “Convention concerning the Protection of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage”. The aim of the Convention was to promote cooperation among all nations and people in order to contribute effectively to the protection of the natural and cultural heritage which belongs to all mankind. To this and, the Convention established a mechanism of international cooperation and set up a World Heritage Committee.
The World Heritage Sites selected by UNESCO in India are:
Ajanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Agra Fort
Taj Mahal, Agra
The Sun Temple, Konark
Mahabalipuran Group of Monuments
Churches and Convents, Goa
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Hampi Monuments
Fatehpur Sikri-Mughal City
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Elephanta Caves
Brihadesvara Temple
Thanjavur
Stupas, Sanchi
Qutab Complex and Hamayun's Tomb, Delhi
Contents
VOL. 1
1. Stupa No. 1, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
2. Stupa No. 1, East Torana, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
3. Episodes from Buddha’s :Life, Stupa No. 1, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
4. Stupa No. 2, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
5. Stupa No. 3, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
6. Amar Sigh Gate, Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
7. Jahangiri Mahal, Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
8. Diwan-i-Am, Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
9. Khas Mahal Pavillion, Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
10. Khas Mahal, Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
11. Mussaman Burj, Interior view, Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
12. Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
13. Sheikh Salim Chisti’s Tomb, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
14. Marble Screen, Salim Chisti’s Tomb, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
15. Jodh Bai’s Palace, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
16. Birbal’s House, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
17. Core Complex, City Palace, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
18. Panch Mahal and Interior of Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
Panch Mahal, Interior of Diwan-i-Khas (Central Pillar)
19. Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
20. Recess of South arch and entrance door, Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
21. Mumtaz Mahal’s and Shahjahan’s cenotaph, Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
22. Marble Screen, Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
23. Pietra dura detail and low relief carving, Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
24. Jama Masjid, Taj Complex, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
VOL. 2
1. Sun Temple, Konarak, Orissa
2. Side View, Sun Temple, Konarak, Orissa
3. Wheel, Sun Temple, Konarak, Orissa
4. Surya, Sun Temple, Konarak, Orissa
5. Sculptural Panel, Sun Temple, Konarak, Orissa
6. Detail, Jagamohana, Sun Temple, Konarak, Orissa
7. Group of Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
8. Viswanatha Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
9. Sculptural Bands, Duladeo Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
10. Dance, Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
11. Sculptured Panels, Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
12. Makara Torana, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
13. Qutub Minar, Qutub Complex, Delhi
14. Detail, Qutub Minar, Qutub Complex, Delhi
15. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Qutub Complex, Delhi
16. Tomb of lltutmish, Qutub Complex, Delhi
17. Alai Darwaza, Qutub Complex, Delhi
18. Alai Minar, Qutub Complex, Delhi
19. Tomb of imam Zamin, Qutub Complex, Delhi
Cupola, Qutub Complex, Delhi
20. Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
21. Façade, Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
22. Central Chamber, Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
23. Graveyard, Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
24. Barber’s Tomb and Nila Gumbad, Delhi
VOL. 3
1. Exterior View, Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
2. Bodhisattva Padmapani, Cave No. 1, Ajanta, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
3. Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Cave No. 1, Ajanta, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
4. Seated Buddha, Cave No. 1, Ajanta, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
5. Façade, Cave No. 19, Ajanta, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
6. Interior, Parinirvana, Cave No. 26. Ajanta, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
7. Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
8. Relief sculpture, Ramayana, Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora, Aurangabad,
Maharashtra
9. Ravana shaking Mount Kailasa, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
10. Seated Buddha, Cave No. 10, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
11. Manushi Buddhas, Cave No, 12, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
12. Exterior view, Cave No. 32, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
13. Bahubali, Cave No. 32, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
14. Exterior view, Elephanta Caves, Elephanta Island, Maharashtra
15. Shrine in Siva Cave, Elephant Island, Maharashtra
16. Nataraja, detail, Elephanta Island, Maharashtra
17. Trimurti, Elephant Island, Maharashtra
18. Se Cathedral, Goa
19. Altar, Se Cathedral, Goa
20. Retable, detail, Se Cathedral, Goa
21. Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa
22. Holy Relics of St. Francis Xavier, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa
23. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Goa
24. The Church of St. Cajetan, Goa
VOL. 4
1. Sculptural Panel, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
2. Mahisasuramardini Cave Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
3. Rathas, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
4. Dharmaraja Ratha, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
5. Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
6. Brihadesvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
7. Gopuram, Brihadesvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
8. Nandi Mandapa Brihadesvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
9. Entrance to Brihadesvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
10. Gana, Brihadesvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
11. General view, Temple Complex, Pattadakal, Karnataka
12. Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
13. A. Ravana Shaking Mount Kailasa, Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
B. Vishnu’s Avatar, Vamana, Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka.
14. A. Gajendra Moksha, Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
B. Sculpted Column, Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal
15. Sangamesvara Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
16. Papanatha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
17. Exterior Wall, Papanatha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
18. Virupaksha Temple, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka
19. Krishna Temple, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka
20. Ratha, Vitthala Temple, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka
21. Interior, Vitthala Temple, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka
22. Narasimha, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka
23. Ramayana Bas-Relief, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka
24. Elephants’ Stable, Vijayanagar, Hampi, Karnataka