Natural Stone and World Heritage: Delhi-Agra, India
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Natural Stone and World Heritage: Delhi-Agra, India

  1. 170 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Natural Stone and World Heritage: Delhi-Agra, India

About this book

This book discusses heritage stones which were used in the making of the architectonic heritage of Delhi and Agra, encompassing UNESCO world heritage sites and heritage sites designated as prominent by the Indian government. The most famous monument of the two cities is the 'Taj Mahal' of Agra.

The book focuses on the geological characteristics of the famous Makrana marble, red sandstone and other sandstone variants of the Vindhyan basin and Delhi quartzite, the most widely used stones in almost all the monuments, as well as on their quarries. The work also aims to sensitise the public to protecting and preserving the architectonic heritage of these two densely populated cities in India as repositories of our past cultures and traditions. Identifying the nature and provenance of stones/rocks used in construction will lead to better restoration for future generations, in light of the deterioration of architectonic heritage through various natural weathering agencies and anthropogenic activities.

The book will serve as a useful source book to economic geologists, geologists, archaeologists, architects, historians and stone industry operators specifically and to academic and non-academic communities, travellers and tourism industry operators in general. The book will benefit students, researchers, and rock enthusiasts spanning all age groups and academic levels.

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Yes, you can access Natural Stone and World Heritage: Delhi-Agra, India by Gurmeet Kaur,Sakoon Singh,Anuvinder Ahuja,Noor Singh in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Architecture & Architecture General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780367251802
eBook ISBN
9781000040692
Edition
1
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. List of acronyms
  12. 1 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, International Union of Geological Sciences and Heritage Stone Subcommission
  13. 2 Delhi and Agra vis-à-vis monuments
  14. 3 Repository of stones used in Delhi and Agra UNESCO Sites: Aravalli Mountain Belt and Vindhyan Basin
  15. 4 UNESCO Heritage Sites of Delhi and Agra: An account
  16. 5 Historical quarries of the Makrana Marble, the Vindhyan Sandstone and the Delhi Quartzite: An account
  17. 6 Preservation, conservation and restoration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Delhi and Agra
  18. 7 Conclusions
  19. References
  20. Glossary
  21. Natural Stone and World Heritage