Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob

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Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob was a British architect renowned for his influential Indo-Saracenic designs in colonial India, particularly in Rajasthan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
architect
human
activity adapting Indian motifs to colonial public buildings
documenting traditional Indian architectural details
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic revival architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture
authorOf Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
employer Public Works Department of Jaipur State
fieldOfWork architectural conservation
architectural documentation
architecture
genre architectural drawing
architectural pattern books
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced Indo-Saracenic architecture in Rajasthan
public architecture in Jaipur
influencedBy Islamic architecture
Mughal architecture
Rajput architecture
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Engineers
movement Indo-Saracenic revival
name Samuel Swinton Jacob
notableWork Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur
Jaipur Column designs, New Delhi (attributed influence)
Jaipur Gate, Hove
Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details
Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner
linked to: Laxmi Niwas Palace

Mayo College, Ajmer
Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
St. Stephen's College building, Delhi
designs for railway and civic buildings in Rajasthan
extensions and restorations of palaces in Rajasthan
residency and public buildings in Jaipur
occupation architect
military engineer
positionHeld Chief Engineer of Jaipur State
Consulting Engineer to the State of Jaipur
Superintending Engineer, Jaipur
regionOfActivity Princely State of Jaipur
linked to: Kingdom of Jaipur

Rajputana
linked to: Rajputana Agency
workLocation British India
Jaipur
Rajasthan

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Lalgarh Palace architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
Lalgarh Palace architect Samuel Swinton Jacob
linked to: Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
Lalgarh Palace designer Samuel Swinton Jacob
linked to: Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
Albert Hall Museum architect Samuel Swinton Jacob
linked to: Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob