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Imam Nasir Mausoleum: A Historic Gem

The document summarizes a field study report on the historic Imam Nasir Mausoleum located in Jalandhar, India. Some key details: 1) The 800-year-old mausoleum is one of the oldest monuments in Jalandhar and is named after the medieval Sufi saint Imam Nasir. 2) It has magnificent Mughal-style architecture with four minarets and was likely constructed in the 12th century. 3) The mausoleum houses a 1100-year-old dargah and was visited by the famous 12th century Sufi saint Baba Farid for 40 days. 4) The structure is

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Imam Nasir Mausoleum: A Historic Gem

The document summarizes a field study report on the historic Imam Nasir Mausoleum located in Jalandhar, India. Some key details: 1) The 800-year-old mausoleum is one of the oldest monuments in Jalandhar and is named after the medieval Sufi saint Imam Nasir. 2) It has magnificent Mughal-style architecture with four minarets and was likely constructed in the 12th century. 3) The mausoleum houses a 1100-year-old dargah and was visited by the famous 12th century Sufi saint Baba Farid for 40 days. 4) The structure is

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ARC-396 (FIELD STUDY)

SUBMITTED TO :

AR.AASNA ARORA

SUBMITTED BY :

TARUNDEEP KAUR
RUHANIAT BAL
DEENADAYALAN.V
D.VENKATA REDDY
IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM
01/INTRODUCTION

SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE JALANDHAR


CITY, THE IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM
PRESENTS A SPECIAL TREAT FOR THE
EYES.THE IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM IS ONE
OF THE OLDEST MONUMENTS IN THE CITY OF
JALANDHAR, AND HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER A
GREAT SAINT OF THE MEDIEVAL ERA, IMAM
NASIR.

ACCORDING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYS,


THE IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM IS SUPPOSEDLY
AN 800-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE. IN SPITE OF
ITS MAGNIFICENT ARCHITECTURE AND
HISTORIC RELEVANCE, NOT MANY ARE AWARE
ABOUT THIS MAUSOLEUM.
CLOCK TOWER DARGAH VIEW OF JAMA MASJID
02/HISTORY

IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM IS ALMOST EIGHT


HUNDRED YEAR OLD WHILE THE JAMA
MASJID IS FOUR HUNDRED YEAR OLD
PLACE IN JALANDHAR. IT IS MOST
SIGNIFICANT AND RELIGIOUS PLACE OF THE
CITY. THE MAUSOLEUM IS SURROUNDED BY
MARKET PLACE AND THE STRUCTURE IS
STANDING ON FOUR WHITE PILLARS IN THE
ARENA.

THE IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM ALSO


HOUSES A DARGAH IN ITS PREMISES,
WHICH IS SAID TO BE 1100-YEAR-OLD. THE
OUTER COMPLEX WAS CONSTRUCTED LONG
AFTER THAT. THE DARGAH IS FAMOUS FOR
HOUSING BABA FARID, THE 12TH-CENTURY
SUFI SAINT, FOR A 40-DAY STAY.
IMAM NASIR HISTORY FAMILY TREE
03/ARCHITECTURE

THE IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM IS A SPLENDID


WHITE STRUCTURE WITH FOUR MAJESTIC
SPIRES WHICH STAND AS HALLMARKS ON THE
STREETS OF JALANDHAR. EVERY LOOK AT THE
SPELLBINDING ARCHITECTURE OF THIS
MAUSOLEUM MAKES YOU APPRECIATE THE
ARTISTIC SKILLS OF THOSE TIMES.IT WAS
BUILT MAGNIFICENTLY IN THE TYPICAL
MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE. IT IS WONDERFULLY
DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED IN MINAR
SHAPE WHICH IS PARTICULARLY USED FOR
CONSTRUCTING MOSQUES.

IT IS A DOUBLE STOREY BUILDING WHICH IS


TOPPED BY CLOCK TOWER IN THE CENTER OF
MAUSOLEUM. THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS
CRAFTED WITH FINE DESIGNING OF STONE
WORK AND MARBLE WORK. THE STRUCTURE
OF MAUSOLEUM IS ENHANCED BY
BEAUTIFULLY SURROUNDED GARDEN WHICH
MESMERIZES THE DEVOTEES AND TRAVELERS
COMING IN THE CITY.
ARCHES WITH JALI PATTERNS

ORNAMENTED MIRROR
CIELING MINARETS
04/HOW TO VISIT

IMAM NASIR MAUSOLEUM AND JAMA


MASJID ARE SITUATED IN THE
CENTRALIZED LOCATION OF CITY. IT IS
EFFORTLESS TO REACH THE PLACE WITH
ANY MEANS OF LOCAL TRANSPORT
AVAILABLE IN CITY. THEY ARE AT PROXIMAL
DISTANCE FROM RAILWAY STATION AND
CENTRAL BUS STATION. HOWEVER,
NEAREST AIRPORT IS AT AMRITSAR WHICH
IS 90 KM FROM HERE.

IT IS JUST 3.1KM AWAY FROM THE


JALANDHAR BUS STAND AND 1.9KM FROM
THE RAILWAY STATION AND HARDLY TAKES
10 MINUTES TO REACH.ANYONE MAKING
PLANS A VISIT TO THE JAMA MASJID
DARGAH IMAM NASIR SHOULD CHOOSE
THE TIME OF MUSLIM GALA'S LIKE EID OR
THE MONTH OF RAMAZAN TO EXPERIENCE
THE FESTIVITY AND MERRIMENT
MAIN ENTRANCE VIEW OF THE STREET INTERIOR VIEW OF DARGAH
05/CONSERVATION

THERE WERE LIKE CRACKS ON THE


WALLS OF THE CLOCK TOWER, AS
OBSERVED. THE WALLS' PLASTER IS
CHIPPING. THE CEMENT PLASTER HAS
BEEN CHIPPED OUT IN SOME AREAS OF
THE MAUSOLEUM, AND BRICKS ARE
VISIBLE. DAMAGED MARBLE
ORNAMENTED DETAILS UNDER THE
BALCONIES THE BASE OF THE CLOCK
TOWER HAS CRACKS, AND THE MARBLE
FINISHING ON THE WALL IS CHIPPING OUT,
AND SOME PART OF THE MARBLE HAS
TURNED A PALE YELLOW COLOR.AS ONE
OF THE OLDEST EXISTING HERITAGE
STRUCTURES, THESE FACTORS NEED TO
BE NOTED OUT AND THIS BUILDING
NEEDS TO BE CONSERVED.
CRACKS ON THE BASE OF
CLOCK TOWER

MARBLE DETAILS GONE PLASTER CHIPPED OUT AND


BRICKWORK IS VISIBLE
THANK YOU

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