Hari Mandir (Golden Temple), Amristar, seen from the bank of Lake Sarova
Country | India |
City | Amristar |
Subject Date | 1604 |
Image Date | 1900 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | 21129 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Shrines ; Temples ; Lakes |
NOTES: Originally built in 1574, this temple was rebuilt during the leadership of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1581-1606), the fifth of the Ten Gurus of the Sikhs. In the 1760s it was attacked by Afghans and had to be substantially rebuilt. This temple is the holiest shrine in Sikhism.
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