Module 2: Architectural Monuments, Colonial Structures and Learning Centres
Concept
Subtopic 2.1: Patna's buildings, Nava Nalanda and Khurchan
- Dutch traders built riverside factories at Patna in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Patna Collectorate and Patna College follow that Dutch building tradition.
- Padri Ki Haveli in Patna City, built in 1713 and the oldest surviving church building in Bihar, and Bankipur Church are Gothic: pointed arches, vaulted roofs and decorated masonry.
- After Bihar and Orissa became a province in 1912, official buildings were raised in the European Renaissance style. These are the Raj Bhavan, the Main Secretariat (Old Secretariat) and the Patna High Court.
- The Patna Museum and Sultan Palace mix domes, arches and jharokhas with colonial needs. They are examples of the Indo-Islamic, or Indo-Saracenic, style.
- In 1951 Nava Nalanda Mahavihara was founded near the ruins of ancient Nalanda as a post-graduate research institute for the Pali language and Buddhist literature.
- Patna City is known for the layered sweet Khurchan. At the 1999 Lahore Summit, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee carried Khurchan from Patna City as a goodwill gift for Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, founded in 1951, is a centre for post-graduate research in Pali and Buddhist studies.
- The Patna Collectorate and Patna College were built under Dutch influence.
- Both Padri Ki Haveli, built in 1713, and Bankipur Church represent Gothic architecture.
- Raj Bhavan, the Main Secretariat and the Patna High Court are in the European Renaissance style. Patna Museum and Sultan Palace are Indo-Islamic.
- At the 1999 Lahore Summit, Atal Bihari Vajpayee took Khurchan, the traditional sweet of Patna City, as a goodwill gift.
- Question: For what is Nava Nalanda Mahavihara famous? Answer: Post-graduate Pali research institute.
- Question: The buildings of Patna Collectorate and Patna College are influenced by which style? Answer: Holland (Dutch).
- Question: Padri Ki Haveli in Patna City and Bankipur Church represent which style? Answer: Gothic style.
- Question: The buildings of Raj Bhavan, Main Secretariat and High Court in Patna are influenced by which style? Answer: European Renaissance period style.
- Question: Which sweet from Patna City did Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee carry as a gift for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Pakistan? Answer: Khurchan.
MCQs
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Question 3: For what is Nava Nalanda Mahavihara famous?
Question 4: The buildings of Patna Collectorate and Patna College are influenced by which style?
Question 5: Padri Ki Haveli in Patna City and Bankipur Church represent which style?
Question 6: The buildings of Raj Bhavan, Main Secretariat and High Court in Patna are influenced by which style?
Question 20: Which sweet from Patna City did Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee carry as a gift for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Pakistan?
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For what is Nava Nalanda Mahavihara famous?
Post-graduate Pali research institute.The buildings of Patna Collectorate and Patna College are influenced by which style?
Holland (Dutch).Padri Ki Haveli in Patna City and Bankipur Church represent which style?
Gothic style.The buildings of Raj Bhavan, Main Secretariat and High Court in Patna are influenced by which style?
European Renaissance period style.Which sweet from Patna City did Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee carry as a gift for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Pakistan?
Khurchan.