Datia and Orcha
In the 16th and the 17th century, a series of innovative palaces and temples were built in the cities of Datia and Orcha, in the Bundelkhand region of central India.
The Chaturbhuja temple at Orcha represents a bold design in which massive traditional Hindu shikharas were combined with the dome and arch structural sytem usually found in mosque architecture. Four royal palaces, built by successive rulers, enriched and refined a building form with terraces centered around a courtyard. But in the last of the four palaces, this traditional plan was subverted by building a tower in the centre of the courtyard.
A voice-over, accompanied by classical North Indian music, goes with images of the buildings intercut with wall paintings and miniatures that help evoke the context of Datia and Orcha during the period.
The Chaturbhuja temple at Orcha represents a bold design in which massive traditional Hindu shikharas were combined with the dome and arch structural sytem usually found in mosque architecture. Four royal palaces, built by successive rulers, enriched and refined a building form with terraces centered around a courtyard. But in the last of the four palaces, this traditional plan was subverted by building a tower in the centre of the courtyard.
A voice-over, accompanied by classical North Indian music, goes with images of the buildings intercut with wall paintings and miniatures that help evoke the context of Datia and Orcha during the period.
| Genre: Architecture Documentary | Format : Beta SP |
| Time: 29 minutes | Languages: English |