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Monuments of the Raj: British Buildings in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka & Myanmar
Book details
  • xii+115p., Illustrations; Bibliography.
  • Hardcover
  • English language
  • Aryan Books International
  • 01.01.1999
  • ISBN 10: 8173050945

Monuments of the Raj: British Buildings in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka & Myanmar

Synopsis

The most explicit memorial of any empire is its architecture. The buildings it leaves behind are symbols of the power it once wielded. In its colonial palaces, govt. houses, town halls, churches, bungalows, post-offices and hotels, the British Empire left its mark on India. These buildings were generally inspired by British styles, adapted to local conditions and built in local materials by local craftsmen. The result was some of the most surprising and delightfully eccentric buildings to be seen anywhere. Monuments of the Raj is a comprehensive study of this remarkable legacy. The text supplemented by excellent and rare photographs provide a visual expression to this legacy and draws attention to this aspect of our heritage and pleads for its long team conservation. It the words of Philip Davies, “It is a shared heritage, the physical expression of the special relationship that exists between the two countries. More than most nations, the people of India acknowledge that the past and present are a part of single continuum”.

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