Hyderabad, The Char Minar
Architecture
Punjab Government Office, Simla
According to the Gazetteer of Simla District (1904), these offices were built in 1900-01 and first used by the Punjab Government in 1902. They would have been the height of modernity around the time the postcard was published.
Asia [Asien]
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An early jeweled postcard of Lahore's tomb of Maharajah Ranjit Singh.
The Taj Mahal, Agra
[Original caption] Commenced in 1637 and completed in 1648 A.D. by the Emperor Shahjehan. Wonderful Building in the world [end]
A standard view of the Taj, but one which manages to capture the uplifting whiteness of the marble better than most.
Lahore. Royal Mosque. (Inner Part)
An embossed postcard one of Lahore's most important tourist destinations, shown here before the mosque was renovated in the 1940s. Tuck's only embossed a limited selection of its cards, usually its more beautiful ones.
Lahore. The Golden Mosque.
This is an intriguing postcard because the mosque's domes are actually golden, from which it derives its name. Here they are rendered as blue.
Madras, Temple at Tirvalur
[Original caption] Madras, Temple at Trivalur.
Souvenir of East Indies Ganges Pagoda
[Original] Souvenir East Indies Pagode des Ganges [end]
Among the earliest postcard series of India, with postally used samples dating back to 1897, according to Ratnesh Mathur, co-author of Picturesque India. Interestingly this is a crude halftone
Albert Hall, Front view. Jaipur.
Albert Hall was opened in 1887 and designed by the British architect Sir Swinton Jacob.
Alauddin Gate, a Partial View, Delhi.
[Original caption] Built by Alaudin Khilji in 1310 A.D. [end]
In the early 14th century, Ala-ud-din Khilji carried out the extension work of the southern gateway of Quwaat-ul-Islam mosque.
