Architectural Styles
Indo-Saracenic
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1757-1947
- Fusion of Gothic, Indian, Islamic, and Moorish
- large, pointed arches and domes
- Intricate carvings
- jaali screens (perforated stone or latticed)
- decorative motifs
- Tall Towers
- Minarets
- local materials (red sandstone),
- symmetrical
- India
- colonial outposts in Africa & Middle east
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Railway stations
- Colonial admin buildings
- palaces
- residences
- museums
- libraries
- Madras High Court,
- Secretariat Building New Delhi,
- Islamia College Pakistan
- Rambagh Palace Jaipur
- Aitchison College Lahore
- Vidhana Souda Bangalore
- KL Ralway Station Malaysia
- Ahasna Manzil Dhaka
- Curzon Hall Dhaka
- Rajshahio College,
- Darbar Mahal Bahawalpur
- Frere Hall Karachi
- Elephant Tea Rooms Sunderland
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai
- Victoria Memorial Kolkata
- High Court of Judicature Mumbai
- Mysore Palace
- Jami Masjid Ahmedabad
- Gateway of India Mumbai
- Rajabai Clock Tower Mumbai
- Albert Hall Museum Jaipur
- Palace hotels (princely residences converted to hotels)
- Palace hotels (princely residences converted to hotels)
- Heritage railway hotels and station-adjacent lodging
- Government / civic building conversions
- Colonial clubs / cantonment guesthouses
- Fort/palace precinct accommodation (mixed heritage fabric)
- Bugalows
- Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai
- Railway/Colonial Hotels with Indo-Saracenic Influences
Adaptive Reuse
- Rambagh Palace Jaipur, India
- Lallgarh Palace (Laxmi Niwas Palace Hotel) Bikaner, India
- Taj Falaknuma Palace Hyderabad, India
- Umaid Bhawan Palace (Jodhpur)
- City Palace Hotels (Udaipur, Jaipur)
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation