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... hasht bihisht or ' eight Paradises ' form , and tower pavilions . The ' hasht bihisht ' or ' eight Paradises ' pavilion In the 16th and early 17th century the favourite Mughal form for pavilions and also for mausoleums , which were seen ...
... hasht bihisht or ' eight Paradises ' form , and tower pavilions . The ' hasht bihisht ' or ' eight Paradises ' pavilion In the 16th and early 17th century the favourite Mughal form for pavilions and also for mausoleums , which were seen ...
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... hasht bihisht concept was attractive to peoples of those traditions . The design became popular in the later Timurid architecture of the 15th and early 16th century , where the Mughals came to know it.35 Babur records in his ...
... hasht bihisht concept was attractive to peoples of those traditions . The design became popular in the later Timurid architecture of the 15th and early 16th century , where the Mughals came to know it.35 Babur records in his ...
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... hasht bihisht , and is clearly inspired by the design of Humayun's tomb [ 24 ] . There , however , the corners have the form of full hasht bihishts and consequently project outwards , whereas at the Taj they remain within the outline of ...
... hasht bihisht , and is clearly inspired by the design of Humayun's tomb [ 24 ] . There , however , the corners have the form of full hasht bihishts and consequently project outwards , whereas at the Taj they remain within the outline of ...
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