Southern India: A Guide to Monuments Sites & Museums - Couverture souple

Michell, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8174369201 ISBN 13 : 9788174369208

Editeur : Roli Books Pvt Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

This essential travel guide to Southern India's varied heritage covers all the major Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and European historical monuments and sites in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. There are amazing descriptions of forts and palaces, temple architecture, sculpture and painting, mosques and tombs, churches and civic buildings. Plan trips by using the travel-friendly itineraries, accompanied by useful location maps. This essential travel guide contains comprehensive coverage of the region's cities and monuments, museums, and archaeological sites. It includes all the major sites the great port cities of Mumbai, Chennai and Kochi; the citadels of Golconda, Vijaynagara and Gingee; the rock-cut sanctuaries at Ajanta and Ellora; the temples at Badami, Halebid and Thanjuvar; the mosques of Hyderabad and Bijapur; and the cathedrals at Goa and hundreds of less well-known places.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

George Michell trained as an architect in Melbourne, and then obtained a PhD in Indian Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, with a dissertation on Early Chalukya temples. Since then he has undertaken numerous documentation and research projects, most recently with John M. Fritz at Hampi. Surendra Kumar studied information technology in Bengaluru, and now works part-time as a photographer, specializing in panoramic topographic views. His work has been spectacularly showcased in Discovering the Deccan (Pictor, Mumbai)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Roli Books Pvt Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8174369201
• ISBN 13: 9788174369208
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 580
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible