India is a historically rich country. Hundreds of years old buildings still exist in India. But does this question ever come to your mind that today sand along with cement is used to build houses and big buildings? In earlier times, what were the things used to build big palaces, which are still standing the same till today? Today we will tell you what buildings were made of earlier.
Historical buildings of the country
Many historical buildings are still present in India. Which are protected by the Government of India. Some of these palaces belong to royal houses, while some belong to Mughal rulers. Apart from this, buildings from the British period are also present. There are many historical places like Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Imambara, Hawa Mahal, Amer Fort, Chhatrapati Shivaji Fort. But all these buildings have one thing in common. In fact, cement or any other chemical has not been used in any building. Now the question is, how were big palaces built in the past without cement?
Today houses are being built with brick and cement
Today, in most of the places Houses are being built using bricks and cement bars only. But cement came much later in history. Now the question is, what was used to build the old buildings?
Use of stone in forts
Let us tell you that in all the earlier historical forts you will see That stones were used there. From the Mughal rulers to the Rajput families of the country, all the forts are made of stones. Because stones were very easily available at that time. But the question is that today, while cement is being used to stick bricks, what things were used in earlier times.
Were stones glued by making chemicals?
In earlier times, a special kind of material was prepared for gluing stones or for making foundation stones. In fact, in old times, animal bone powder, stone, bamboo, metal, lime powder, tree bark, urad dal powder and others were easily available for gluing stones in the construction work of palace, fort or any other building. A mixture of available substances was used.
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