Sarkhej Rauza
Sarkhej Rauza or Sarkhej Roza is a mausoleum complex with a later added mosque in the village of Makarba , about 8 km southwest of Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat . The complex is known as the "Acropolis of Ahmedabad" because of Le Corbusier's comparison of the mosque design with the Acropolis of Athens .
history
Although there are many tombs in Gujarat, the Sarkhej Rauza is the most revered. Sarkhej was once a prominent center of Sufism in the country where the influential Sheikh Ahmed Gandj Baksh († 1445) lived. At the suggestion of the saint, who is said to be over 100 years old, Sultan Ahmed Shah (ruled 1411–1443) had his new capital Ahmedabad built on the banks of the Sabarmati , a few miles away from Sarkhej. Sultan Mahmud Begada (r. 1458–1511) donated a mosque and was buried here.
architecture
Almost without exception, the buildings in Sarkhej Rauza date from the time of the Sultanate of Gujarat - that is, from the pre-Mughal period; however, they are much more elegant and altogether a palace-like than the tombs of about the same ruling Lodi dynasty and from 1526 dominating Great Mughals in Delhi . Artful and varied openwork Jali grids play a major role .
Web links
- Sarkhej Rauza, history, architecture - photos + information (English)
- Sarkhej Rauza, history - photo + information (English)
Coordinates: 22 ° 59 ′ 30 ″ N , 72 ° 30 ′ 16 ″ E