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... pishtaq of the mausoleum . ( Photograph taken in 2000 ) 130 right Inscription with the date 1048 ( AD 1638/39 ) framing the south arch in the tomb chamber of the mausoleum . ( Photograph taken in 1981 ) 131 Inscription with the date ...
... pishtaq of the mausoleum . ( Photograph taken in 2000 ) 130 right Inscription with the date 1048 ( AD 1638/39 ) framing the south arch in the tomb chamber of the mausoleum . ( Photograph taken in 1981 ) 131 Inscription with the date ...
Page 155
... pishtaq flanked by pairs of superimposed niches . ( The latter are also termed pishtaq by Lahauri and Kanbo , 104 but for clarity these sub - pishtaqs may be called niches . ) The paired niches appear also on the corners , with the ...
... pishtaq flanked by pairs of superimposed niches . ( The latter are also termed pishtaq by Lahauri and Kanbo , 104 but for clarity these sub - pishtaqs may be called niches . ) The paired niches appear also on the corners , with the ...
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... pishtaq in the centre precedes the domed mihrab room ; this massive element is flanked by open wings , where triple multi - cusped arcades demarcate bays covered with coved ceilings . A novelty here is that Shahjahani columns replace ...
... pishtaq in the centre precedes the domed mihrab room ; this massive element is flanked by open wings , where triple multi - cusped arcades demarcate bays covered with coved ceilings . A novelty here is that Shahjahani columns replace ...
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The Mughal garden its buildings and its ownership | 24 |
The construction of the Taj Mahal 82 Conservation and future 250 | 85 |
The architects of the Taj Mahal 89 Map of Mughal India 255 | 97 |
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Agra Agra fort Akbar architecture artist Aurangzeb Babur Bagh-i bazaar and caravanserai bazaar street Begam Begley and Desai blossoms British building built Burj caravanserai caravanserai complex cenotaph central centre century chahar bagh chhatris Company drawing corner court courtyard Curzon dados Dara Shikoh decoration Delhi Diwan-i dome emperor Fatehpuri flanked flowers funerary gate hall hasht bihisht historians hujra imperial India inlaid inscriptions Islamic Itimad-ud-Daula Jahanara Jahangir Jilaukhana Kalim Khan-i Khawasspuras Mahal complex Masjid mausoleum Mihman Khana minarets monument mosque Mughal Muhammad Mumtaz Mahal Muslim niches Nur Jahan octagonal ornament Padshahnama palace pattern pavilion Persian Photograph taken pietra dura pishtaq plant platform Qur'an Raja Rauza rectangular red sandstone river riverfront garden riverfront terrace rooms sawar Shah Jahan Shah Nawaz Khan side Sil Chand stone subsidiary tomb tahkhana Taj Mahal tomb chamber tomb garden towers trans vases vaults verandah walkways wall white marble Yamuna zira