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    The document describes aspects of town planning in the Harappan civilization. It notes that Harappan cities had a systematic grid layout with streets and lanes cutting across each other at nearly right angles, dividing the city into rectangular blocks. Houses were typically small, made of baked bricks and mortar, and had doors and windows facing side lanes rather than main streets. The cities also featured advanced drainage systems. Higher in the citadel were administrative buildings and granaries for storage.

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    The document describes aspects of town planning in the Harappan civilization. It notes that Harappan cities had a systematic grid layout with streets and lanes cutting across each other at nearly right angles, dividing the city into rectangular blocks. Houses were typically small, made of baked bricks and mortar, and had doors and windows facing side lanes rather than main streets. The cities also featured advanced drainage systems. Higher in the citadel were administrative buildings and granaries for storage.

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    TOWN PLANNING

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    TOWN PLANNING

    Citadel ( place where


    ( It housed commoners live)
    administra0ve buildings ) Lower City

    West East

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    TOWN PLANNING
    There is a systema0c
    town planning on the
    lines of the grid
    system

    Streets and lanes


    cu=ng across one
    another almost at
    right angles, thus
    d i v i d i n g c i t y i nto
    rectangular blocks.
    Doors and windows
    Citadel ( place where generally faced the
    ( It housed commoners live) side lanes and rarely
    administra0ve buildings ) Lower City opened on main
    street.
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    TOWN PLANNING

    Doors and windows


    generally faced the
    side lanes and rarely
    opened on main
    street.

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    TOWN PLANNING 7 x 14 x 28 cm Also they used gypsum


    mortar to bind the bricks
    together.

    Doors and windows


    generally faced the People lived in houses of
    side lanes and rarely different sizes. Most of the
    opened on main houses were small one-
    street. roomed.

    Harappan Civiliza0on Extensive use of Baked Bricks


    Egyp0an Civiliza0on Died Bricks
    Mesopotamian Civiliza0on Limited use of Baked Bricks

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    TOWN PLANNING 7 x 14 x 28 cm Also they used gypsum


    mortar to bind the bricks
    together. Thickness of the
    walls suggests that
    Doors and windows some of houses
    generally faced the People lived in houses of were 2 stories high
    side lanes and rarely different sizes. Most of the
    opened on main houses were small one-
    street. roomed.

    Some had staircase

    Floor
    Floors were usually made of hard-packed earth.

    Roofs
    wooden beams covered with reeds and packed clay

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    Most of the houses
    TOWN PLANNING had private wells
    Properly ven0lated
    bathroom Thickness of the
    walls suggests that
    Doors and windows some of houses
    generally faced the People lived in houses of were 2 stories high
    side lanes and rarely different sizes. Most of the
    opened on main houses were small one-
    street. roomed.

    Some had staircase

    Advanced Small underground drains ran from each


    house and were connected to large
    Drainage system drains running along side the main roads.
    Drains were covered with either bricks or stone slabs which can be
    uncovered for regular cleaning and maintenance.

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    TOWN PLANNING

    Citadel ( place where


    ( It housed commoners live)
    administra0ve buildings ) Lower City

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    TOWN PLANNING ( For&fied )


    Citadel
    Administra0ve Buildings
    It is also called
    Granaries
    Acropolis and was
    possibly occupied by Granaries had strategic air ducts and raised
    the members of ruling plaVorms which helped in storage of grains
    class and protec0ng them from pests.
    Public Baths
    Public Baths indicate the importance of
    ritualis0c cleansing in Harappan Culture

    Temples were missing

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    TOWN PLANNING
    There is a systema0c
    town planning on the
    lines of the grid
    system

    Streets and lanes


    cu=ng across one
    another almost at
    right angles, thus
    d i v i d i n g c i t y i nto
    rectangular blocks.
    Doors and windows
    Citadel ( place where generally faced the
    ( It housed commoners live) side lanes and rarely
    administra0ve buildings ) Lower City opened on main
    street.
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