Rulers and Buildings - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
Points To Remember:
Monuments are testimonies in iron and bind one generation to another
Kings were expected to take care of their subjects and hoped to win praise of their subjects
Two kinds of building structures were built by kings between eight and eighteen centuries first kind were forts, places and tombs and another kinds were temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravan serais and Bazaars meant for public activity
Monumental architecture of Mughals started from Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Use of arch in construction was the first change and use of limestone was the second change in architectural style
Muslim sultans consider themselves as shadows of God, they emphasized their moral rights to be ruler
Sultan IItutmis won praise for constructing a reservoir called Hauz-i-Sultani
Somnath temple was raided by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.
Babar took interest in laying out formal gardens
Vrindavan temple was built by taking inspiration from architecture of Fatehpur Sikri
