The Arts Society hosts a talk on British architectural styles during the period of the Empire in India – presented by Prasannajit de Silva

The Arts Society hosts a talk on British Architecture

A look at the architectural styles adopted by the British during the period of the Empire in India for public and private buildings, a talk presented by Prasannajit de Silva. Ranging from the neo-classical and Gothic revival to the Indo-Saracenic and the Art Deco.

Examples from Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and elsewhere, they will also consider what the approaches tell us about British attitudes to the imperial project.

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