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06 Such naturalistic plant forms were a new feature in Mughal architectural
ornament. In the 1630s they had begun to make their appearance in a strictly
controlled way to designate imperial spaces. This new style of architectural
ornament ...
06 Such naturalistic plant forms were a new feature in Mughal architectural
ornament. In the 1630s they had begun to make their appearance in a strictly
controlled way to designate imperial spaces. This new style of architectural
ornament ...
Page 212
The love of floral ornament is also expressed in the decorative crenellations that
form the parapet of the roof of the prayer hall. The Taj Mahal complex as a whole
was built over a span of two decades, and the Fatehpuri Masjid displays the ...
The love of floral ornament is also expressed in the decorative crenellations that
form the parapet of the roof of the prayer hall. The Taj Mahal complex as a whole
was built over a span of two decades, and the Fatehpuri Masjid displays the ...
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NATURALISTIC ORNAMENT AS AN EXPRESSION OF PARADISE Paradise in
the Qur'an was imagined as gardens (jannat, rauza) full of trees, flowers and
plants and flowing waters. For Shah Jahan and his advisers, one of the means to
give ...
NATURALISTIC ORNAMENT AS AN EXPRESSION OF PARADISE Paradise in
the Qur'an was imagined as gardens (jannat, rauza) full of trees, flowers and
plants and flowing waters. For Shah Jahan and his advisers, one of the means to
give ...
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Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
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| Title | The complete Taj Mahal and the riverfront gardens of Agra |
| Author | Ebba Koch |
| Illustrated by | Richard André Barraud |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Bookwise (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 24 May 2010 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Agra (India) Architecture / General Gardens, Mogul Taj Mahal (Agra, India) |
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