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... pavilions based on the 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 ...
... pavilions based on the 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 ...
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... pavilion faced with white marble which was used for meetings of the private council , as a law court , and for musical performances ; here too the emperor would inspect the work of his artists on a daily basis . It has two halls with ...
... pavilion faced with white marble which was used for meetings of the private council , as a law court , and for musical performances ; here too the emperor would inspect the work of his artists on a daily basis . It has two halls with ...
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Ebba Koch. 324 8111 The garden - wall pavilions 196 above The eastern pavilion , seen from the garden . ( Photograph taken in 1997 ) 197 left The upper verandah of the eastern pavilion . Like the lower one , it is accentuated with ...
Ebba Koch. 324 8111 The garden - wall pavilions 196 above The eastern pavilion , seen from the garden . ( Photograph taken in 1997 ) 197 left The upper verandah of the eastern pavilion . Like the lower one , it is accentuated 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