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The Tomb of Salim Shah Suri (Islam Shah): The glory that never was. “Hidden from the world, and little known even to the local residents of Sasaram, lies another tomb – a tomb that could well have surpassed the glory of

The Tomb of Khan – i Jahan Tilangani The tomb of Khan i Jahan Tilangani, Prime Minister to Sultan Firoze Shah Tughlaq is of immense architectural importance as it is the first tomb to incorporate an octagonal plan form. It

‘What is Architecture?’ The question is very direct – almost brutally direct. On the face of it, one may say, it also appears to have a very simple and equally direct answer. Perhaps it does. But if one dares to