Conservation
Bibi-Ka-Maqbara
Contents
1. About topic
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About conservation
About heritage
Need of the topic
Aim
Objective
Goals
Justification
Evolutional development
of Aurangabad
11.Planning
12. Garden significance
13. Comparison of Taj Mahal
& Bibi-ka-maqbara
14.Materials
15.Issues
16.Treatments
17.Classification
18.Bibliography
About Bibi-ka-Maqbara
Presented By
Yamini Jain
About Conservation
The Process Through Which The Material, Historical &
Design Integrity Of Humanity's Built Heritage Are
Prolonged Through Carefully Planned Interventions are
known as architectural conservation.
Conservation process:1.Assesment
2.Treatment
Assessment is sensitive study of history and merits
Treatment deals with cleaning and repair of both exteriors
and interiors
Need of Topic
Indian cultures replicate cultural diversities among
which the one is Mughal culture
Mughal architecture includes a amalgam of
Islamic , Persian & Indian architecture
Bibi-ka-Maqbara is one of the Mughal monument
As Bibi-ka-Maqbara replicate cultural heritage of
Mughal architecture .It is our duty to conserve it and
document it for future generation
Aim
Objectives
The objective of conservation is to maintain the
significance of the structure or site.
Significance is constituted in both tangible &
intangible form.
Conservation of structure & site must retain
meaning for the society in which it exist
Goals
Justifcation
The purpose to choose this topic is to study both
tomb architecture & mughal gardens
To study & compare the differences between Taj
Mahal & Bibi-ka-maqbara
One of the place attracted by the tourist
It is necessary to keep a record & document it for
students and future generation as it replicates
ancient cultures & it is one among the national
importance monument
Evolutional
development of
Aurangabad
Evolution:
Ambar Malik-Named As Kharki
Fateh Khan -Named As Fatehnagar
Aurangzeb -Named As Aurangabad
History Of Monument
It is beautiful mausoleum of Dilraz Bano begum
wife of Aurangzeb.
Constructed by his son between 1651 & 16611ad.
Main entrance & door was designed & erected by
Ar.Ata Ullah & Hanspat Rai.
The mausoleum drawn an inspiration from the
world famous Taj Mahal of Agra hence it is known
as Taj Of Deccan.
Ecological Data
Planning Features
Mughal Architectural Features:
1. Minarets
2. Domes
3. Mausoleum
4. Mughal gardens(char bagh)
5. Water channels
6. Water screens(chaadar)
7. Avenues of trees
Entrance
Masjid
Meeting Hall
Museum
Entrance
Southern side is occupied by main entrance,enclosed by
folding door.
Entrance is in the hexagonal form ornamented with
minarets
The high enclosure wall with bastions at regular intervals
are provided to cut down the monotony
Minarets
Each minaret has gallery about midway
While another gallery forms the hexagonal base crowned
with dome
There are staircase passes up the minaret
Mosque:
Mosque is found to the west of the structure
Mosque was later addition to the structure by Nizams of
Hyderabad
The interior contains a row of pillars with corresponding
pilasters
Water channels:
Charbagh was divided with paved pathways & water
channels
Traditional four irrigation canals at the center had been
employed
Water enters the garden by a chaddar
Tanks , Fountains ,Wells is the key element of garden
Water are lifted up by pumps
Perennial water sources are there
Mausoleum
The mausoleum is built on a high square platform of
polished red porphyritic trap
The flight of steps descends from the platform towards the
tomb
Tomb is situated on ground floor
Entrance of mausoleum is from first floor
Marble domes rises above with four minarets
Interior:
This entrance leads into a gallery running round the
interior, which looks down upon the tomb.
Windows were carved with marble trellis and floral
patterns
A soft and solemn light streams through the apertures of
marble tracery
The floor inside is paved with white marble
Door
Minarets
dome
water channel
charbagh
ceiling
Garden Significance
Aesthetic significance The design of tomb and garden were
treated as one; the setting enhanced the beauty of the
monument.
Economic significance Tomb garden contains charbagh
pattern, was the Mughal's major unique garden architecture in
this region. Because of this garden majorly contributing the
main role in economic activity of this place.
Educational significance This garden having its own planning
principal to an understand of both natural & cultural history of
this place, it having potential of many unique garden
information.
Technological significance The water management-hydraulic
system- providing to the richness charbagh, represent the highly
technology on its period.
Comparison
Taj Mahal
Bibi-ka-maqbara
1.bibi-ka-maqbara has 1
entrance
3.Mousoleum is surrounded
from all side by char bagh
Bibi-ka-maqbara
Taj Mahal
Materials
Conservational Issues
Plaster of main entrance wall & other walls of
mausoleum started deteriorating.
Treatments In Structure
Buttresses was later constructed
for support of structure.
One minaret is restored totally.
Chemical treatments are used to
stop the structure from getting
damage
It includes:21 materials such as
jute, jaggery , mica ,sugar
,lime ,etc.
Classification
Declared as national importance monument dated on 28th
november 1951
Classified as A,B,C
Category A:
World Heritage Sites and those monuments which have
been included in the Tentative list of World Heritage sites
Category B
Ticketed Monument
Category C
Monument located in densely populated urban areas and
most sensitive from construction activity point of view
Bibliography
Google
On site photographs
Information given by Archeologist P.G.Deshmukh
Notes guided by mentor