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Documentation format for Archaeological and Heritage Sites/Monuments

Serial No.: sd081cm0001

SECTION I : IDENTIFICATION

1.Name

Present Chor Minar Past ______Other Name (if any) ______

2. Location LONGITUDE 77o12’E LATTITUDE 28o32’N Address R block round about, Enclave Village (village code) ______Post ______District State______PIN ______

Approach From Aurobindo Marg, towards the east before the IIT crossing

3.Property Type

Buildings Religious structures Other Structures  Palace  Temple  Wall  Fort  Mosque  Gateway  Citadel  Minar  Pillar  Govt. building  Church  Others (specify)  Railway station  Monastery  Defence building  Stupa  Industrial building  Tomb, Mausoleum The Minar was built by  Other public buildings with  Residential building Open space and related holes in the surface, structures supposedly to hold the Engineering structure  Public square heads of beheaded  Bridge  Park or garden theives .  Tunnel  Graveyard  Other engineering  Baolis, Well structure  Tank  Cave

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4.Property Use ABANDONED / IN USE Present ______Past ______

5. Age (Source)

PERIOD It belongs to Khalji period. YEARS

Precise date of Construction Completion Subsequent changes Destruction / Demolition

6. Ownership / Level of Protection SINGLE /MULTIPLE

Public Archaeological Survey of

Private ______

Any other (Please specify) ______

Name ______Address ______Phone ______

7. Association • WITH EVENTS In History In Rituals In Building Construction Any other (specify) •WITH PERSONS Patron Architect / Engineer Any other (specify)

8. Statement of Significance  Architectural  Archaeological  Historical  Religious  Any other (specify) ______

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SECTION II: DESCRIPTION

9. Physical Description and Decorative Features ______

 Context * Drawings (Attach extra sheet if necessary)

Urban / Rural Setting Surroundings Stand in Isolation Integral part of a Landscape / Street / Complex

• Quantification Area Dimension ( L x B x H) ______(m / cm/ feet / inch) Number of Blocks ______Number of Storys ______

• Spatial Organization Orientation ______Plan ______Allocation of Spaces ______

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

• Ornamentation Exteriors The circular minar tapers towards the top. Interiors This rubble built tapering tower, rising from a platform and provided with a staircase in its interiors.

Movable Collections ______

Any Other (specify) ______

10. Construction Technology______

Structural System The minar stands on a platform 10 sq.m. Each of the four sides of the platform has three arched recess.

Building Techniques Random Rubble Masonry ______

Material of Construction Walls : Random Rubble Masonry.

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11. Condition Assessment In General  Good / Fair  Sign of Deterioration  Serious Deterioration  Danger of Disappearance

In Brief (Attach extra sheet if necessary) ______

12.Threats to the Property

 Natural  Negligence  Vandalism  Urban Pressures

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SECTION III: REFERENCES

13. Reference Sources (published and unpublished textual details)

1) Delhi The Built Heritage : A Listing INTACH DELHI CHAPTER 2) Inventory of Monuments And Sites Of National Importance, vol 1 part 3 , ASI

14. Photographs (attach list as in page 6, in case of multiple photographs) Photo Reference ______

CAPTION ______

15. Audio / Video (related to rituals / performance / festivals etc.) Reference ______

DESCRIPTION ______

16. Maps/Plans/Drawings

17. Listers

NAME Ankita Vats NAME Bharti Pandey NAME Tripta Sharma

18.Reviewers

NAME ______NAME ______

COMMENTS______COMMENTS ______

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