| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | PB17013021 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
NIS Water Tank |
| State / राज्य | Punjab |
| District / जिला | Patiala |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Sanaur (M Cl) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Patiala |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 18th - 19th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | Medieval |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Patiala, Punjab |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 30 18 48 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 76 23 46 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | It is situated at a distance of 4 km from Patiala bus stand . |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Mohali |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Patiala |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Patiala |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It is situated in an urban settlement in between the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains of Punjab and the agricultural plains of Shivalic hills. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | NIS Water tank was built in 1840 by Maharaja Patiala. It was Expanded in 1920 under the supervision of Ganga Ram during the reign of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
N.A |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Colonial Style - औपनिवेशिक शैली |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
It is a double-storey structure built in a rectangular plan. It consists of arcaded designs with rectangular doors and windows. The structure has kangoora battlement pattern on the parapet wall. It was used to store water inside it. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
It is mainly a brick-made structure with lime mortar and coated with lime plaster on the whole edifice. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Water Tank |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | W.H.McLeod University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0-22-56085-4 |
| Name / नाम | Texture sources for the study of Sikhism. |
| Year / वर्ष | 1990 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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