Forts and palaces across the globe.
The Baradari has two significant architectural elements. The first is that the sound of a clap from the Bala Hissar gate, the entrance, is heard here. Second, is the natural air conditioning created by the double walls with hollow spaces within. - Golconda Fort - Part 2, Hyderabad, India - ImageWrighter
A medieval Islamic settlement that offered every living comfort to its dwellers. Not just comfort, but the most advanced defence technology, acoustics, and waterworks that surprise engineers even now. Being an important diamond trading centre of the East, it catered to all kinds of travellers too. - Golconda Fort - Part 1, Hyderabad, India - ImageWrighter
The single-story pavilions on the east and west are Mahtab (Moon) Mahal and Aftab (Sun) Mahal. In plan and design, they are mirror images of each other. But, the architectural elements come from different styles, reflecting the Sun and Moon character. - Chowmahalla Palace Part - III, Hyderabad, India - ImageWrighter
The centre of attraction in this large hall is the Takht-e- Nishan, a marble platform on which the royal seat was laid out. This is where the ceremonial Gaddi Nasheen (Ascension and crowning) of the Nizam and subsequently, his durbars were conducted. - Chowmahalla Palace Part-II, Hyderabad, India - ImageWrighter