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... dome and the high bulbous dome above it , which has no inner stiffening walls [ 221 ] . The structure of the outer dome is reinforced by a continuous series of relieving arches integrated in the brickwork of the drum.78 The brick ...
... dome and the high bulbous dome above it , which has no inner stiffening walls [ 221 ] . The structure of the outer dome is reinforced by a continuous series of relieving arches integrated in the brickwork of the drum.78 The brick ...
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... dome clad in white marble , which sets a hierarchical accent . The dome is surrounded by guldastas above the columns . The verandah has a flat ceiling edged with a cavetto moulding . A door on the south side ( from which a narrow ...
... dome clad in white marble , which sets a hierarchical accent . The dome is surrounded by guldastas above the columns . The verandah has a flat ceiling edged with a cavetto moulding . A door on the south side ( from which a narrow ...
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... Dome of the Rock The type of the domed octagonal tomb surrounded by an arcaded ambulatory has a long ancestry in Islamic architecture . Ultimately it goes back to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem , built in 691-692 [ 167 ] . Scholars ...
... Dome of the Rock The type of the domed octagonal tomb surrounded by an arcaded ambulatory has a long ancestry in Islamic architecture . Ultimately it goes back to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem , built in 691-692 [ 167 ] . Scholars ...
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