Question

A new style of architecture developed during the Sultanate period. Skilled architects from Turkey and Persia were brought to India for the construction of notable structures with some characteristic features like arches, domes, and minarets. What do we know this style of architecture as?

• A. Indian Architecture
• B. Gothic Architecture
• C. Indo-Islamic Architecture
• D. American Architecture

Answer 1

The correct option is C Indo-Islamic Architecture

Skilled architects of Persia and Turkey were brought by the Sultans and Mughals to erect structures. These architects teamed with the native masons, sculptors and brought about what is known as Indo-Islamic architecture.
The Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Red Fort are some of the monuments built in the Indo-Islamic style. Arches, domes, minarets are some of the notable features.