British School, 19th CenturyA panoramic view of the Vale of Kashmir and River Jhelum from Takht-I-Sulaiman, including the city of Srinagar and the Lake of Lala Rookh with Islamabad in the distance oil on panel14 x 69.5cm (5 1/2 x 27 3/8in).Footnotes:Known as the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River and is home to both the Hari Parbot Fort and Shankaracharya temple. Lying to the west of the Dal lake, the fort is a Mughal structure. The outer wall was built by Emperor Akbar in 1590 with the intention of laying down foundations for a new capital inside the fort that would be named Nagor Nagor. However, this was never achieved. The fort that still stands is considered to have been built during the late 18th Century by Atta Mohammed Khan, a governor of Afghanistan. The focal point in this scene is The Hindu temple Shankaracharya, which stands on the summit of Shankaracharya Hill, previously known as Takht-i-Sulaiman. The temple is named after the philosopher Shankarcharya and is still considered important religious architecture.