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2 unusual facts about jali


Jali

A jali or jaali, (Gujarati: જાળી) is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen, usually with an ornamental pattern constructed through the use of calligraphy and geometry.

Si Jali-jali

The word Jali or Jali-jali is the Indonesian name of the tropical plant Job's Tears.


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Bai Konte

Alhaji Bai Konte (born 1920; died 1983) was a jali (praise singer) from Brikama, Gambia.

Kaden Tower

Like the Kaden Tower, Wright's never-constructed 1946 sketches for the Sarabhai Calico Mills Store in Ahmedabad, India, had grillwork over the outside windows, a feature that evokes the jali of traditional Mughal architecture.

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

This intricately carved lattice stone window is the Sidi Saiyyed Jali, the unofficial symbol of city of Ahmedabad and the inspiration for the design of the logo of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.


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