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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.
It contained family pictures, antiques, Victorian furniture, China and the family silverware. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The furniture came from Victorian England. [ 1 ] The photos and paintings on the walls of the haveli depicted Sujan Singh’s family and ancestors, some of whom were said to have served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh ’s durbar (court).
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The most significant in Lahore, the Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh, dates from the Sikh era of the mid-19th century, and is considered to be one of the finest examples of Sikh architecture in Lahore. [12] It is the only Sikh-era haveli that preserves its original ornamentation and architecture.
The Takht is one of Five Takht in Sikhism, the Takht name is Takht Kesgarh Sahib being the place where the last two Sikh Gurus, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh, lived. It is also the place where Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699. [ 2 ]
The residential palace of Royal family of Patiala, Qila Mubarak complex is built in 10-acre (40,000 m 2) ground in the heart of the city. The whole complex contains Ran Baas (Guest house) and the Darbar Hall (Divan Khana) [4] besides Qila Androon. There is also underground sewerage system in the Qila. [5]
Night view of Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and the Sarovar.. Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally a bungalow belonging to Raja Jai Singh, an Hindu Rajput ruler in the seventeenth century, and was known as Jaisinghpura Palace, in Jaisingh Pura, an historic neighbourhood demolished to make way for the Connaught Place, shopping district. [4]
The main gurdwara, standing next to the Baoli, white against the chequerboard of the courtyard. The Gurdwara is an example of typical Sikh architecture with a large dome tipped with a gold pinnacle - four cupolas echoing the main dome in shape and the ubiquitous facade of turrets, elliptical cornices and projected windows.