Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Spread of Chala architecture .... 


Chala architecture originated in clay homes of bengal but became an instant hit all over India . It was quickly adopted by mughal emperor Akbar for designing his palaces in newly constructed Agra fort . Records show that a significant number of craftsmen hailed from Bengal . From imperial mughals it spread to rajputana rajasthan and soon became popular motif in 'jharoka' balconies .

The first pic shows a traditional thatched roof in Bengal with the distinguishing arched bend .
The second pic shows terracotta temple fashioned on the same style .
In the third pic we see Agra fort and use of Bangla chala in Khaas mahal .
And in the final pic we see the popular jharokha balcony of rajasthan adorned with bangla chala .



2 comments:

  1. Great Initiative and quite interesting points bought to notice. Hmmmm similarities are loud and clean to support the idea. Thanks, Keep it Up.

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  2. thanks so much . enjoy ur read :)

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