Type: Monument - Building
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Peshawar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: The Islamia College was founded in 1913. It`s foundation stone was laid by Maulana Fazal Wahid, known as Haji Sahib of Turangzai. Architectural elements used in Islamia College building are borrowed from Eastern and Western sources. They are used in terms of symbolism and style as the rationale of attraction and utility. Significant features of Islamia College include Corinthian columns, octagonal turrets employed as piers, and multi-cusped arches, in varying sizes organized and interwoven with a symmetrical progression of niches and colonnades as eastern elements to create visual interest. The role of domes with inverted lotus flower, chatris, cupolas and finial creating a highly articulated skyline in eastern architecture has been considerable and the same is adopted in Islamia College building.
Latitude: 33.998990000
Longitude: 71.476988000
Ownership: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Preliminary Report on Survey of Heritage Sites and Monuments along the Grand Trunk Road from Peshawar to Lahore
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Azeem, Abdul
