Architecture

Today's architecture encompasses an extraordinary variety of forms and styles reflecting differences in climate, religion as well as the numerous invaders and colonisers India has absorbed a huge diversity of cultural influences, subtly adapting them to its own needs.

Carved out of a single slab of stone - jail was first introduced to India by the Mughals and is now firmly part of Indian architectural tradition.

A staggering variety of expressions of human delight and exuberance can be seen in may works of ornamentation.