Natural Stone and World Heritage: Delhi-Agra, India

This book discusses heritage stones which were used in the making of the architectonic heritage of Delhi and Agra, encompassing UNESCO world heritage sites and heritage sites designated as prominent by the Indian government. The most famous monument of the two cities is the 'Taj Mahal' of Agra.

List of contents

1. UNESCO World Heritage Sites, International Union of Geological Sciences and Heritage Stone Subcommission. 2. Delhi and Agra vis-à-vis monuments. 3. Repository of Stones used in Delhi and Agra UNESCO Sites: Aravalli Mountain Belt and Vindhyan Basin. 4. UNESCO World Heritage sites of Delhi and Agra: An Account. 5. Historical quarries of the Makrana Marble, the Vindhyan sandstone and the Delhi quartzite vis-à-vis functional quarries. 6. Preservation, Conservation and Restoration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Delhi and Agra. 7. Conclusions.

About the author

Gurmeet Kaur, Sakoon Singh, Anuvinder Ahuja, Noor Singh

Summary

This book discusses heritage stones which were used in the making of the architectonic heritage of Delhi and Agra, encompassing UNESCO world heritage sites and heritage sites designated as prominent by the Indian government. The most famous monument of the two cities is the ‘Taj Mahal’ of Agra.

Product details

• Authors: Anuvinder Ahuja, Gurmeet Kaur, Gurmeet Singh Kaur, Noor Singh, Sakoon Singh, Sakoon N Singh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.05.2020
• EAN: 9780367251802
• ISBN: 978-0-367-25180-2
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Natural Stone and World Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Architecture, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General, India, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities