| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | PB08012827 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib |
| State / राज्य | Punjab |
| District / जिला | Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Sirhind Fatehgarh Sahib (M Cl) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Sirhind(R) |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Colonial - औपनिवेशिककाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 19th - 20th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1844 |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Sirhind, Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 30 39 65 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 76 23 30 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | It is located 5 km 3.1 miles north of Sirhind district. |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Mohali |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies in between the Shivalic foothills of outer Himalayas and the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains of Punjab. It is situated in the semi-urban area of Punjab. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | Original Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, Built In 1844, by the Maharaja Karam Singh, 1798-1845 of Patiala Dynasty. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib is a complex consisting of several important shrines or Gurdwaras linked to the younger sahibzadas younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh. It is located about 5 km north of Sirhind in a district called Fatehgarh sahib and marks the sad site of the execution in 1705 of the two younger sons of the tenth Sikh master at the behest of Wazir Khan of Kunjpura, the faujdar of Sirhind. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Sikh - सिख |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The architectural design of the building is a flat pyramidal construction over a ribbed, bulbous dome on top along with cupola chattris. The three-storeyed gateway is topped by decorative canopied pavilions and a clock tower. Its ceiling is richly filled with mosaic patterns gilded with gold. The main entrance has a huge fa ade radiating with multi-cusped or multi-foliated arches. The building is constructed on a raised platform with Diwan hall located on the ground floor. The dome and the four chattris are topped by an umbrella shaped gold finial. It has a langar hall along with Sach khand and a Pradakshina Path. |
| 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 |
At the core, the building is made of lakhauri bricks and lime mortar. The basement called Bhor is made of bricks. The diwan had a marble floor and the mosaic work on the ceiling was gilded with gold and semi-precious stones. The dome on the exterior surface is covered with gold-plated sheets. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Religious use |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Thakar Singh Giani |
| Name / नाम | Sri Gurduare Darshan |
| Year / वर्ष | 1923 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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