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... vases and inlaid with white marble . Here the rhythm changes . ( Photograph taken in 2004 , before the restoration ... vases , and topped by a vase between further flowering plants . The narrow units have a large flower vase in the lower ...
... vases and inlaid with white marble . Here the rhythm changes . ( Photograph taken in 2004 , before the restoration ... vases , and topped by a vase between further flowering plants . The narrow units have a large flower vase in the lower ...
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... vases Vases filled with flowers in marble relief appear as dado decoration of the central tomb chamber [ 230 , 339 ] . Their placement there tells us 338 below Flower vase and butterflies , with an inscription freely after Isaiah 40 : 6 ...
... vases Vases filled with flowers in marble relief appear as dado decoration of the central tomb chamber [ 230 , 339 ] . Their placement there tells us 338 below Flower vase and butterflies , with an inscription freely after Isaiah 40 : 6 ...
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Ebba Koch. Vase elements also appear , as an ennobling accent , in the garden- wall pavilions [ 198 ] and in the towers , where they are integrated into the brackets of the topping chhatris . Monumental flower vases in red sandstone ...
Ebba Koch. Vase elements also appear , as an ennobling accent , in the garden- wall pavilions [ 198 ] and in the towers , where they are integrated into the brackets of the topping chhatris . Monumental flower vases in red sandstone ...
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