Town Hall, Bulandshahr

The Town Hall in Bulandshahr, India, was built by Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan at a cost of Rs. 30,000 in the late 19th century. The project was overseen by Frederic Growse, a British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service, who had been appointed collector of the region in 1878. It is situated in Moti Bagh, which was created as a public garden. The main approach was via the Garden Gate.[1] It was built in 1883.[2][3]

Town Hall, Bulandshahr
Town Hall Bulandshahr (19th century)
General information
Architectural styleIndo-Saracenic architecture

Entrance (west)

The main approach was via the Garden Gate.[4]

  • Garden Gate, Bulandshahr (1880s)
    Garden Gate, Bulandshahr (1880s)
  • Garden Gate, Bulandshahr (2023)
    Garden Gate, Bulandshahr (2023)

2023
  • Town Hall North Verandah (2023)
    Town Hall North Verandah (2023)
  • Wooden door
    Wooden door
  • Roof terrace
    Roof terrace

See also

References
  1. Tillotson, G. H. R. (Giles Henry Rupert) (1989). The tradition of Indian architecture : continuity, controversy, and change since 1850. New Haven : Yale University Press. pp. 84–92. ISBN 978-0-300-04636-6.
  2. Nevill, H.R. (1922). District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh Bulandshar (1922). Vol. V. Lucknow. p. 205.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Growse, Frederic Salmon (1885). Indian Architecture of To-day as Exemplified in New Buildings in the Bulandshahr District. Allahabad: North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. Growse, Frederic Salmon (1884). Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural. Medical Hall Press. p. 70.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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