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The Entrance Gate of City Palace of Jaipur, India
The palace was built between 1729 and 1732, initially by the ruler of Amber. The architects achieved a fusion of the Shilpa Shastra of Indian architecture with Rajput, Mughal and European styles of architecture. The entrance gate so richly decorated was reserved for the royal family only.
As could be seen from this entrance gate, together with all the other historical architectures, there must be millions of skilled stonemasons in India at that time and that their skill in making iron/steel tools cutting the stones was rather advanced. There is a research saying that some of the stone smiths --or, at least some of the skills of stone cutting-- came from Egypt after the latter's long experience in pyramids building.
The Entrance Gate of City Palace of Jaipur, India
The palace was built between 1729 and 1732, initially by the ruler of Amber. The architects achieved a fusion of the Shilpa Shastra of Indian architecture with Rajput, Mughal and European styles of architecture. The entrance gate so richly decorated was reserved for the royal family only.
As could be seen from this entrance gate, together with all the other historical architectures, there must be millions of skilled stonemasons in India at that time and that their skill in making iron/steel tools cutting the stones was rather advanced. There is a research saying that some of the stone smiths --or, at least some of the skills of stone cutting-- came from Egypt after the latter's long experience in pyramids building.