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Sikh architecture is a style of architecture that was developed under the Sikh Confederacy and Sikh Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Punjab region. Due to its progressive style, it is constantly evolving into many newly developing branches with new contemporary styles.
Mystical side of Islam includes Sufi and Islamic moments of Indian subcontinent includes Deobandi and Barelvi [73] [74] Sikhs praying at Gurudwara, India. While on the other hand, Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world as of 21st century with around 30 million followers, if counting Khalsa Sikhs. [75] [76] [77] [78]
The church architecture of Sicily has fewer examples from the Byzantine period, having been conquered by Muslims in 827, but quincunx churches exist with single domes on tall central drums and either Byzantine pendentives or Islamic squinches. [33] Very little architecture from the Islamic period survives on the island, either. [34]
Sikh architecture is a style of architecture that was developed under Sikh Empire during 18th and 19th century in the Punjab region. Named after Sikhism, a religion native to Punjab, Sikh Architecture is heavily influenced by Mughal architecture and Islamic styles.
Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic area historically ranging from western Africa and Europe to eastern Asia.
Sikh-era havelis constructed out of bricks at Qilla Sheikhupura, Pakistan. Nanakshahi bricks (Punjabi: ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਇੱਟ; meaning "belonging to the reign of Guru Nanak" [1]), also known as Lakhuri bricks, [2] were decorative bricks used for structural walls during the Mughal era.
[22] [23] The magnificent Hazur Sahib Gurudwara, with its white marble domes and elaborate artwork, is a prime example of the architecture, which combines Rajput and Sikh architectural elements. The Hola Mohalla festival and Gurpurabs are two of the many occasions and celebrations that are enthusiastically observed throughout the year.
The Badshahi Mosque, one of the jewels of Mughal architecture, [38] and South Asia's second-largest mosque, [39] was built by Aurengzeb in 1673 [38] much larger than the Shah Jahan's Delhi mosque about two decades earlier. [30] The last major Islamic tomb built in India was the tomb of Safdar Jang (1753–54).