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What new elements in architecture were introduced by the Turkish rulers of India?

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When the Turks emerged as the ruling power in Delhi, they introduced many new architectural features. Some of them are as follows:

1) Arches and domes: The finest innovations of this period included arches and domes. The pre-Turkish forms of lintels and beams were replaced by arches and domes.

2) Dome chamber: Buildings such as Qutab Minar and Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra were constructed in which the dome was raised with the help of corbelled courses.

3) Decorative features: Decorative features like calligraphy, arabesque and geometry became bolder. Calligraphy was the most important element of decorative art. Quranic sayings were inscribed on the buildings and they were written in a script called Kufi.

4) Coloured tiles: Coloured tiles were used to decorate buildings.

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