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Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Named regional and traditional building traditions this atlas records as belonging to India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or Bhutan, including the Dravidian and Nagara Hindu temple traditions of the Indian subcontinent. Belongs here: any regional or traditional architecture entry this atlas records as originating in South Asia. Does not belong here: a transnational tradition whose own center is the Middle East and North Africa even where it also spread into South Asia, such as Mughal architecture, gathered under this subcategory's Middle East and North Africa group instead.

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2500 BCE 1
Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia
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Bhutanese Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Chola Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Deccan Sultanate Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Dravidian Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Greystone (architecture)

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Haveli

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Hoysala Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Indian Rock-Cut Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Indo-Islamic Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Kerala Traditional Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Mughal Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Nagara Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Portuguese Colonial Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Rajput Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Sinhalese Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Swahili Coast Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Timurid Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Vesara Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia

Vijayanagara Architecture

Regional and Traditional Architecture of South Asia
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Mohenjo-daro, lead section
Quote, Wikipedia, Mohenjo-daro, lead section
Built c. 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation.
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