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File:Hamandir Sahib (Golden Temple).jpg|The [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], [[India]].
File:Sarovar (sacred pool) at Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara, Punjab, India.jpg|Sarovar (sacred pool) at Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara, Punjab, [[India]].
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File:Tomb_of_Ranjit_Singh_Lahore.jpg|Samadhi of [[Ranjit Singh]] in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].
File:Fateh Burj , Banda Singh Baahadur memorial ,Chapadchidi, Punjab ,India.jpg|[[Fateh Burj]], is the tallest [[minar]] in [[India]].
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[[File:New--Plan-of-Harmandar-rp.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Map of the Harmandir Sahib Complex, Click to enlarge]]
'''Sikh Architecture''' is a style of [[architecture]] that was developed under [[Sikh Empire]] during 18th and 19th century in the [[Punjab]] region. Due to its [[Modernism|progressive]] style, it is constantly evolving into many newly developing branches with new [[contemporary]] styles. Although Sikh architecture was initially developed within [[Sikhism]] its style has been used in many non-religious buildings due to its beauty. 300 years ago, Sikh architecture was distinguished for its many curves and straight lines; [[Keshgarh Sahib|Shri Keshgarh Sahib]] and the Sri [[Harmandir Sahib]] ([[Harmandir Sahib|Golden Temple]]) are prime examples.

Sikh Architecture is heavily influenced by [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]] and [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]] styles. The [[onion dome]], [[fresco]]es, in-lay work, and multi-foil arches, are Mughal influences, more specially from [[Shah Jahan]]'s period, whereas ''[[Chhatri|chattris]]'', oriel windows, bracket supported eaves at the string-course, and ornamented friezes are derived from elements of [[Architecture of Rajasthan|Rajput architecture]].

[[File:Baba atal 1.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the [[Gurdwara Baba Atal]], located in [[Amritsar]], [[India]].]]

Apart from religious buildings, Sikh architecture includes secular [[forts]], ''bungas'' (residential places), palaces, and colleges. The religious structure is called ''[[gurdwara]]'' (a place where the Guru dwells). The word ''gurdwara'' is a compound of ''guru'' (guide or master) and ''dwara'' (gateway or seat). So, it has an architectural connotation. Sikh ''gurdwaras'' are generally commemorative buildings connected with the ten gurus in some way, or with places and events of historical significance. Some examples are Gurdwara Dera Sahib (halting place), in Batala in Gurdaspur district. It was erected in memory of the brief stay of [[Guru Nanak]] along with his companions on the occasion of his marriage. Gurdwara Shahid Ganj (Martyr's Memorial) in [[Muktsar]] in [[Faridkot district]] commemorates the cremation spot of Sikhs who were killed in a battle between [[Guru Gobind Singh]] and the Mughals in 1705. Gurdwara [[Shish Mahal (Kiratpur)|Shish Mahal]] (hall of mirrors) in Kiratpur in [[Ropar district]] was made where Guru Har Kisan was born.

There are over 500 historical ''gurdwaras''.

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File:Gurdwara Dera Sahib and Samadhi of Ranjit Singh.jpg|thumb|Golden dome of [[Gurdwara Dera Sahib]] in Lahore
File:The Entrance of Janam Asthan-2.jpg|thumb|The [[Gurdwara Janam Asthan]] in [[Nankana Sahib]], [[Pakistan]], commemorates the site where Guru Nanak is believed to have been born. It was rebuilt by the Pakistani Government
File:Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur 04.jpg|[[Darbar Sahib Kartarpur|Darbar Sahib]], gurdwara commemorating [[Guru Nanak]], in [[Kartarpur, Pakistan]]
File:Hazur Sahib, Nanded, Maharashtra, September 2012.jpg|Shri [[Hazur Sahib Nanded|Hazoor Sahib]] is a gurdwara in [[Nanded]], [[Maharashtra, India]]; is one of the five {{lang|pa-Latn|[[Takht (Sikhism)|takhts]]}}.
File:Front view of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi.jpg|[[Gurudwara Bangla Sahib]] is one of the most prominent [[Sikhism|Sikh]] gurdwara in [[Delhi, India]] and known for its association with the eighth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Har Krishan]], as well as the pool inside its complex, known as the "Sarovar."
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==References==
*Arshi, Pardeep Singh, ''Sikh Architecture in the Punjab'', Intellectual Pub. House, 1986.
*Brown, Percy, Indian Architecture (Islamic Period), Fifth Edition, 1965, Bombay.
*Brown, Percy, Indian Architecture (Hindu and Buddhist Period), Fifth Edition, 1965, Bombay.
*Singh, Mehar, ''Sikh Shrines In India'', Publications Division, Government of India, 1974, New Delhi.
*Singh, Darshan, ''The Sikh art and architecture'', Dept. of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University, 1987.
*Marg, Volume XXX, Number 3, June 1977, Bombay.

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book|title=International Bibliography of Sikh Studies|author=Rajwant Singh Chilana|publisher=Springer Netherlands|ISBN=978-1-4020-3043-7|year=2005}}
*{{cite book|title=Sikh Art and Literature|editor=Kerry Brown|publisher=Routledge|ISBN=978-0-415-20289-3|year=1999}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sikh architecture}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230013/http://www.sikhspectrum.com/022004/architecture_art.htm Article on Sikh Architecture]
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb20/saturday/head1.htm Article on Sikh Architecture]
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