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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Samuel Swinton Jacob 3
Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob canonical 1

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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 NERFINISHED
authorOf Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details NERFINISHED
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED
employer Public Works Department of Jaipur State NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork architectural conservation
architectural documentation
architecture
genre architectural drawing
architectural pattern books
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced Indo-Saracenic architecture in Rajasthan NERFINISHED
public architecture in Jaipur
influencedBy Islamic architecture NERFINISHED
Mughal architecture NERFINISHED
Rajput architecture NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Engineers NERFINISHED
movement Indo-Saracenic revival NERFINISHED
name Samuel Swinton Jacob NERFINISHED
notableWork Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur NERFINISHED
Jaipur Column designs, New Delhi (attributed influence)
Jaipur Gate, Hove NERFINISHED
Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details NERFINISHED
Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner NERFINISHED
Mayo College, Ajmer NERFINISHED
Rambagh Palace, Jaipur NERFINISHED
St. Stephen's College building, Delhi NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Rajputana NERFINISHED
workLocation British India NERFINISHED
Jaipur NERFINISHED
Rajasthan NERFINISHED

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Lalgarh Palace architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
Lalgarh Palace architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
this entity surface form: Samuel Swinton Jacob
Lalgarh Palace designer Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
this entity surface form: Samuel Swinton Jacob
Albert Hall Museum architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
this entity surface form: Samuel Swinton Jacob