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... rectangular system of intersecting walkways of brick masonry . At the river end these are raised to form a rectangular grid , three units wide ( parallel to the river ) and two units deep , which crosses sunken sections that vary in ...
... rectangular system of intersecting walkways of brick masonry . At the river end these are raised to form a rectangular grid , three units wide ( parallel to the river ) and two units deep , which crosses sunken sections that vary in ...
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... rectangular vault with ' downdrawn ' corners derived from Bengali roofs . Where the decoration of the vaults is preserved , it shows patterns similar to those in the southern tahkhana . At the riverfront are wells which provided water ...
... rectangular vault with ' downdrawn ' corners derived from Bengali roofs . Where the decoration of the vaults is preserved , it shows patterns similar to those in the southern tahkhana . At the riverfront are wells which provided water ...
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... rectangular in plan while the ones on the chamfers are half - octagonal [ 227 ] . In line with the principles of hierarchy and uniformity of shapes , these ' sub - pishtaqs ' are smaller and simplified versions of their larger ...
... rectangular in plan while the ones on the chamfers are half - octagonal [ 227 ] . In line with the principles of hierarchy and uniformity of shapes , these ' sub - pishtaqs ' are smaller and simplified versions of their larger ...
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