Colonial Cities Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture History - Colonial Cities Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture

Name the fortification of East India Company in Madras. Mention any one feature of it.

Name the region where the Lottery Committee initiated town planning during the 18th century. Mention anyone feature of it.

How did changes occur in the building pattern of colonial cities after the revolt of 1857? Cite any two examples.

Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:A rural city?
Read this excerpt on Madras from the Imperial Gazetteer, 1908:
... the better European residences are built in the midst of compounds which almost attain the dignity of parks, and rice-fields frequently wind in and out between these in almost rural fashion. Even in the most thickly peopled native quarters such as Black Town and Triplicane, there is little of the crowding found in many other towns ...

1. Where and why were better European residences built?
2. Explain the condition of black towns.
3. State the meaning of gradual urbanisation of Madras.

''The architecture in colonial Bombay represented ideas of imperial power, nationalism and religious glory." Support the statement with examples.

Explain any three broad architectural styles used by the British for the public buildings in the colonial cities, with examples.

Describe briefly the changes that came in towns from the mid l8th century onwards.

Describe briefly the changes that came about in the Indian towns during the 18th century.

On an outline map of India, trace the major rivers and hill ranges. Plot ten cities mentioned in the chapter, including Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, and prepare a brief note on why the importance of any two cities that you have marked (one colonial and one pre-colonial) changed in the nineteenth century.

What led to the development of docks and ghats?