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Tughluqabad is one of the most popular heritage trails on our calendar & we conducted it twice this winter on popular demand. The massive fortifications of the city of Tughluqabad are visible from the Mehrauli Badarpur Road, but nothing prepares you for the sight inside. The Tughluqs built like giants-& this is evident in the remains of this city. As far as the eye goes, it is a landscape of bare, crumbling ruins, still looking magnificent in their decay. Our heritage walk covers 3 parts of the city: the palace area, the citadel and the tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughluq. The palace, citadel & the town were enclosed in a wall with a perimeter of about 4 miles. The fortifications along the MB Road at still standing, mostly owing to the consistent conservation work on them, but rest of the walls are mostly gone, overtaken by the modern settlement of Tughluqabad. Many buildings are also lost as their masonry was used to create homes in the village. Recently the ASI had ordered them to vacate this area but the residents have claimed to have inhabited this land for years & claim traditional rights over it. The matter now rests, both literally & figuratively in the courts. And the only regular visitors to the fort complex are the residents of this village: children playing hide & seek, young men playing cricket, women collecting firewood, people grazing their cattle & more often than not, boisterous parties, which would have made the former rulers proud!
The city of Tughluqabad has many a tales associated with it; many which are part of folklore now. Chisti Sufi saint, Nizamuddin Auliya had been particularly busy cursing the city & its founder. It was his prophecy which ensured that Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughluq never reached Delhi. Those famous words ‘Hanoz Dilli door ast’ or ‘Delhi is yet far’ are part of everyday Hindi now. He also cursed the capital city to remain desolate or inhabited by gujjars (‘ya rahe usar, ya base gujar’). Both prophecies were well on their mark , the moral of the story being that we should never mess with a Sufi.
The palace area includes a massive baoli which is restored & we could go down to its bottom; a reservoir near the citadel which was a quarry from which construction material was taken; a series of underground granaries; a sequence of courtyards which were probably used for holding court; stables; the hathi gate which probably never had elephants anywhere around it; and a ceremonial ground perhaps for parades or for playing polo. The citadel has another line of defensive fortification & it is located at a height, above the rest of the palace & town. The most interesting feature here is the secret escape route. Visit any fort & you will be informed of the existence of a tunnel leading to a city few hundred miles away. There are incredible accounts for tunnels from Agra to Lahore, Delhi to Agra & Delhi to Lahore & to any other place imaginable, but the one at Tughluqabad is the only one I know for sure, is a secret escape route. Or at least one in which we can go down & get a sense of its intent. Nearby is a maasive reservoir which is bigger than the one in palace area, however, most of it has collapsed. There are underground rooms, which some say were used as prison, the others prefer them housing dragons! And then there are remains of the Jahan numa, which offers a ‘view of the world’. It was a pavilion which offered the highest view of the surroundings. Now completely ruined, the view still remains breathtaking. One can see the extent of the entire fortifications of the city of Tughluqabad, the tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughluq & the causeway connecting it to the fort. At a short distance is Adilabad, built almost as an outhouse by Mohd Tughluq, who was perhaps uneasy staying at Tughluqabad after murdering his father. The areas between the fort, the tomb & Adilabad was a huge artificial lake, now long gone. The last stop on our walking tour was the tomb of Ghiyasuddin which looks as good as new. The stones look clean & fresh & the contrast between red sandstone & white marble is striking. The laws around the tomb are impeccably manicured which is most inviting. After a mini trek in Tughluqabad it is hard to resist an urge to lie down here. The tomb complex is like a mini fortress, with rooms, wells, a granary, a smaller tomb of Zafar Khan & a tiny grave stone along the fortifications which some say belongs to Tughluq’s dog!
(posted by Kanika Singh & Awadhesh Tripathi, team members, Delhi Heritage Walks)
Howden Sculpture Sequence
Towards the end of October 2002, the regeneration of the area surrounding Howden Minster began to shape. John Maine R.A., a sculptor with an international reputation, was commissioned by Howden Town Forum and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, to revive the northern side of the Minster known as Churchside.
John spent a great deal of time in Howden looking and thinking, and eventually creating the seven sculptures now along Churchside and the one in front of the west door of Howden Minster.
The whole scheme is based on the four Elements: Earth - the Churchyard; Water as you walk into the west door; Air as you walk through to the town centre; and Fire, as a pillar at the East end of the Minster.
The sequence starts at the west end of the Minster, where a star-like stone area is incised with a spiral configuration. This evokes the motion of water and is set at ground level, forming part of the entrance paving. The granite for the Water sculpture comes from the Himalayas.
The Air sculptures along the Churchside is made up of carved granite drums which progressively increase and decrease in height, giving the impression of movement. The sculptures stand on York stone plinths but are themselves made from granite from different parts of the world. The long stretch of pavement is constructed from setts made of granite from China and Ireland. The emphasis of the stone work was to enhance natural daylight and bring colour to what was formerly a neglected space.
Starting at the west end with the smallest sculpture the granite comes from Scotland. The two drums which follow are made using granite from India (red) and Russia (black) and the next pair in the sequence have been constructed using Scandinavian granite (grey).
The final two Air sculptures are much broader in character and are made from Brazilian granite (white). They are located to the north of the ruined chancel, in an area protected by English Heritage.
The sculpture sequence culminates with the Fire carving, in the shape of a flame, which stand at the north east corner of the churchyard and can be seen from the market square. It was installed in 2008 beyond the ruined frame of the great East window. This was the last sculpture to be installed.
The money for the scheme has come from the National Arts Lottery Fund, Enventure Northern, Howden Town Council, Howden Rotary Club, Howden Civic Society and others. Yorkshire Arts, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Halls Engineering Firm and Howden Town Forum’s savings and determination have all helped to make this scheme possible.
Engineering and installation work was carried out by Hall Construction Ltd, and LK Warcup Construction Group Ltd.
Something that is unique and of great value has now become part of our heritage!
The Sequence was officially opened in 2009 by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw CBE, President of the Royal Academy.
For more about the Sculptor John Maine RA and his work see:-
Iris Radovic, Rachael Guy, Gai Anderson and Sabrina D'Angelo in 'The Plains: a play', presented in 2008 by Sanctum Theatre at the VCA, directed by Lachlan Plain.
Photo by Matthew Kneele.
There's 70 of these things in the room. Each one has a 96 well capillary sequencer, each which sequences ~10000 bases.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, January 21, 2010. Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York
The skylight on the roof of the Guggenheim Museum's spiraling rotunda was unveiled on January 21, 2010 in preparation for the Tino Sehgal exhibition, on view January 29–March 10, 2010. This set features a sequence of photographs by David Heald of four staff from East River Riggers accomplishing the removal.
The museum oculus was last open for David Smith: A Centennial, presented February 3–May 14, 2006. In addition, the skylights, above the laylights, were open for A Century of Sculpture: The Nasher Collection, February 7–June 1, 1997, and for Dan Flavin's light installation in 1992.
Giving a quick try on making a sequence picture, need to spend more time to learn how to do this properly.
2013 Shannon Nationals - V8 Kumho Touring Car Series - Crash Sequence between Terry Wyhoon, Jim Policino and Tony Evangelou
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