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had existed around the building, divided into 80 compartments with groined roofs. If the four domes at the corners are added to this number, the number 84 is obtained. Upon facing these cloisters from all four directions, 21
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The plan of the building is square. It stands upon a plinth, and at the middle of a quadrangle which used to be surrounded by cloisters. The construction material used for the walls is red
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style, with the bastion at the north-western corner being more ornate than the others. Its chief architectural feature was the central dome, which is now in a dilapidated state.
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are built of stone. All four facades are identical in design, except for slight variations in detail. At each orner is a tapering bastion in the typical
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are seen for each direction, making the total 84. The number of openings in the ground floor of the building is also 84.
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It is known as the mausoleum of "Lodi Shah Badshah", and sometimes incorrectly ascribed to
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The Jami Masjid at Badaun and other buildings in the United Provinces
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in Delhi. It probably belongs to Mahmud Shah Lodi, who was sent by
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Kalpi
Uttar Pradesh
Monument of National Importance
Kalpi
Uttar Pradesh
misnomer
cloisters
bays

supplicating
sandstone
kankar
Stucco
chajjas
Lodi
Sikandar Lodi
tomb
Firoz Shah Tughlaq





The Jami Masjid at Badaun and other buildings in the United Provinces
"The graveyard shift in Kalpi"
ISSN
0971-8257
26°06′50″N 79°43′38″E / 26.11391°N 79.72716°E / 26.11391; 79.72716
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