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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, Hauz Khas Enclave Village (village code) ______Post ______District South Delhi 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 Alauddin Khalji 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 India
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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