2. INDIAN ARCHITECTURE UNDER
BRITISH IMPERIALISM
• Indian architecture under British imperialism underwent significant transformation
as a result of the colonial influence that spanned from the 17th to the 20th century.
• The British impact on traditional Indian architecture styles, materials, and urban
planning left a lasting imprint, blending Western elements design and leading to a
unique architectural legacy reflective of the historical period.
3. • British insensitivity to native art traditions resulted in the decline of former Indian
art patrons and the rise of Western art's prominence.
• Establishment of art schools by the British, like the Bombay Art Society in 1888,
further spread Western artistic styles.
• The Company style of paintings emerged, created by Indian artists for European
patrons of the East India Company.
• British government takeover in 1858 under the British Raj led to a combination of
Indian traditions with European architectural styles.
• Architecture during British imperialism symbolized power and conquest.
4. Indian Architecture under British Imperialism
Victoria Memorial : British
Building in India
Chennai Central Railway Station :
British Building in India
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Colonizer: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1906
Architect: William Emerson (British
architect), and Vincent Esch
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Colonizer: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1873
Architect: George Harding (British Architect)
5. Writers' Building : British
Building in India
Victoria Terminus : British
Building in India
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1777
Architect: Thomas Lyon (British architect)
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1887
Architect: Frederick William Stevens
(British architect
6. Location: New Delhi
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1954
Architect: Charles G. Blomfield and Francis
Blomfield(British architects)
7. PAKISTANI ARCHITECTURE UNDER BRITISH
IMPERIALISM
Frere Hall, Karachi Lahore Museum
Location :Karachi, Pakistan
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1865
Architect: Henry saint Clair Wilkins
(British architect)
Location: mall road, Lahore
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1865-66
Architect: Sir ganga ram
8. Chief Minister House, Murree
Location : Nathiagali,Murree
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1800s
Architect: (British architect)
GCU – Government College University,
Lahore
Location :Lahore ,Pakistan
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion:1877
Architect: W. Purdon(British architect)
9. Faisalabad Clock Tower
Location :Faisalabad ,Pakistan
Coloniser: British Empire
Year of Completion: 1903
Architect :Sir Charles Riwaz (British architect)
