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Page 87
... cenotaph in the centre is placed under the open sky , as it lawfully should be , like Babur's tomb at Kabul [ 103 ] . The entire structure below the cenotaph features as its ' plinth ' . The actual grave , marked by another cenotaph ...
... cenotaph in the centre is placed under the open sky , as it lawfully should be , like Babur's tomb at Kabul [ 103 ] . The entire structure below the cenotaph features as its ' plinth ' . The actual grave , marked by another cenotaph ...
Page 121
... cenotaphs . The marble cenotaph of the eastern tomb had floral decoration in pietra dura , but most of the stones have been picked out and only the empty cavities remain . The flowering plant at the foot O 50m b T and solar motif at the ...
... cenotaphs . The marble cenotaph of the eastern tomb had floral decoration in pietra dura , but most of the stones have been picked out and only the empty cavities remain . The flowering plant at the foot O 50m b T and solar motif at the ...
Page 174
... cenotaphs that cover the actual graves ; they are similar to those above [ 233 ] but have different motifs in their decoration . The lower cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal has an almost undecorated platform . Its top is again covered with ...
... cenotaphs that cover the actual graves ; they are similar to those above [ 233 ] but have different motifs in their decoration . The lower cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal has an almost undecorated platform . Its top is again covered with ...
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