Architectural Lantern Slides of India (includes present-day Pakistan)
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Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Lantern slides created under the British colonial occupation of the Indian subcontinent, the British Raj, in the late 19th and early 20th century. These lantern slides were intended for use in architectural pedagogy. Image subjects include gardens, mosques, palaces, pagodas, temples, and tombs. Some images include people and fashions of the time. The collection includes images from present-day India and Pakistan.
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Pareshnath Temple complex: View from interior pond and garden of two of the temples

Pushkar palace, likely Man Mahal, Pushkar, India

Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex: Iron Pillar: Iron Pillar in mosque courtyard, view framed by an ogee arch

Rajarajeshvara Temple complex: Overall view, central temple and shrine area, on a raised platform

Rajarajeshvara Temple complex: Raking view of one of two pillared halls lining the courtyard

Shalimar Gardens, Lahore: Children on one of the marble viewing platforms by a pool, pavilions in the background

Taj Mahal complex: Great Gate: Raking view showing towers and iwan bay

Taj Mahal: Distant view, gateway on the south with reflecting pools

Taj Mahal: Monumental entrance gateway on the south with reflecting pools

Tomb of Emperor Humayun: Overall view, facade and one of the water channels of the char-bagh garden

Tomb of Islam Khan I: Facade of the mausoleum, topped with chatris

Tomb of Ranjit Singh: Distant view of the mausoleum from the Shalamar Gardens

Tomb of Shaykh Salim Chisti: Overall view of the mausoleum within the mosque courtyard

Vaishnava Ranganatha Temple complex: One of the multi-columned halls with a parade of soldiers of the Indian Army