First stop after Mumbai,
Ahmedabad in Gujarat, on my way to Udaipur and Rajahstan. I wasn't supposed
to stay in Ahmedabad. But the Karnavati Express out of Bombay Central
was four hours late so I missed my Connection with the Adi-Dee Express
to Udaipur, and it was to be Ahmedabad after all, the next train leaving
the following night! A night at the swank Ritz Hotel, and at about 9 I'm out into the streets of this hot, polluted, chaotic and sticky city. The nice thing (and I'll realize that part later) is that downtown Ahmedabad near the railway station is not a 'tourist' center, therefore there are no touts or guides trying to sell me something... Only one nice young man will come up to me for curiosity and conversation. That way, I was able to concentrate fully on the heat, the noise, and the pollution The Jami Masjid mosque was built in 1424 by Sultan Ahmad Shah I. It boast a large coutyard and pool surrounded by arcades, a sanctuary held up by 260 stone pillars, and the royal gallery known as the Muluk Khana, a platform rising to the ceiling. The small and exquisite Rani Sipri mosque (or Maslid-e-Nagira) was built in 1514 by the widow of sultan Mahmud Shah Begda. In brownstone, it seems to be carved out of wood, so intricate and magnificent are the sculptures and carvings. |
Premier arrêt après
Mumbai, Ahmedabad dans le Gujarat, en chemin vers Udaipur et le Rajahstan.
Je n'étais pas censé rester à Ahmedabad. Mais le
Karnavati Express qui m'amenait de Bombay a eu quatre heures de retard,
ce qui m'a fait manquer ma connexion avec le Adi-Dee Express. Comme
c'était le seul train pour Udaipur, je n'avais d'autres choix
que de passer la nuit et toute la journée du lendemain dans cette
ville chaotique et bruyante, très chaude et excessivement polluée! La mosquée de Jami Masjid a été construite en 1424 par le sultan Ahmad Shah I. Une grande cour entourée d'arcades avec un grand bassin d'ablution au centre, un sanctuaire soutenu par 260 colonnes, et la galerie royale du Muluk Khana, une plateforme qui monte jusqu'au plafond. La petite mosquée de Rani Sipri (ou Masjid-e-Nagira) construite par la veuve du sultan Mahmoud Shah Begda en 1514, en pierre brune, semble être sculptée dans du bois. Rani Sipri y est enterrée. |
 "Porte du fort de Bhadra!") |
 "Porte du Fort de Bhadra!") |
 "The triple gateway of Teen Darwaja! La triple porte de Teen Darwaja!") |
 "Ahmedabad street! Rue d'Ahmedabad!") |
 "Ahmedabad street and Teen Darwaja! Rue d'Ahmedabad et Teen Darwaja!") |
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 "Jami Masjid mosque!") |
 "Jami Masjid mosque! width=") |
 "Jami Masjid mosque! width=") |
 "Le Muluk Khana!") |
 "Le Muluk Khana!") |
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 "Le sanctuaire! Sanctuary!") |
 "Fenêtre! Window!") |
 "Le sanctuaire! the inner sanctum!") |
 "Ahmedabad street! Rue d'Ahmedabad!") |
 "Dans la rue!") |
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 "Rani Sipri mausoleum! Le mausolée de Rani Sipri!") |
 "Rani Sipri mosque! Mosquée de Rani Sipri!") |
 "Rani Sipri mosque! Mosquée de Rani Sipri!") |
 "Balcon de La mosquée de Rani Sipri! Rani Sipri mosque balcony") |
 "Rani Sipri mausoleum! Le mausolée de Rani Sipri!") |
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 "Rani Sipri mausoleum! Le mausolée de Rani Sipri!") |
 "Rani Sipri mosque! Mosquée de Rani Sipri!") |
 "Ahmedabad street! Rue d'Ahmedabad!") |
 "Ahmedabad street! Rue d'Ahmedabad!") |
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