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... BRITISH HANDS The encounter between the British and the Taj Mahal is one of the most captivating chapters in the history of architectural reception . " In the end , the British East India Company was most instrumental in carrying out ...
... BRITISH HANDS The encounter between the British and the Taj Mahal is one of the most captivating chapters in the history of architectural reception . " In the end , the British East India Company was most instrumental in carrying out ...
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... British visitors like Fanny Parks took offence that the Europeans had ' the [ military ] band to play on the marble terrace , and dance quadrilles in front of the tomb ' , flirted ' beneath the shade of the cypresses ' , arranged ...
... British visitors like Fanny Parks took offence that the Europeans had ' the [ military ] band to play on the marble terrace , and dance quadrilles in front of the tomb ' , flirted ' beneath the shade of the cypresses ' , arranged ...
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... British . The Court of Directors of the East India Company had a guarded attitude towards such expenses : only a few buildings were to be conserved , which were regarded ' as models of perfection in their several stiles ' - the Moti ...
... British . The Court of Directors of the East India Company had a guarded attitude towards such expenses : only a few buildings were to be conserved , which were regarded ' as models of perfection in their several stiles ' - the Moti ...
Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
Copyright | |
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Agra appears arches architecture artist Bagh bazaar became Begley and Desai British building built called caravanserai cenotaph central centre century chamber complex construction corner court decoration Delhi detail dome drawing early east elements emperor entire expressed facing flanked floor flowers four garden gate give given hall historians imperial India inlaid inscriptions Islamic Jahangir Jilaukhana Kanbo Khan known Koch Lahauri later leading marble mausoleum Mihman Khana monument mosque Mughal Mumtaz Mahal Muslim niches octagonal opposite original ornament painted palace pattern pavilion Persian Photograph taken pishtaq plant platform present preserved Prince river riverfront roof rooms sandstone seen Shah Jahan shows side square stone structure surrounded Taj Mahal terrace tomb towers trans trees upper vaults verandah visited wall white marble