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Architecture Magnificent Taj SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA You have reached your limit for free articles this month. To get full access, please subscribe. Already have an account ? Sign in Show Less Plan What you get? Premium Articles Enjoy reading as many articles as you wish without any limitations. Faster Pages Move smoothly between articles as our pages load instantly. In-depth analysis In-depth analysis of issues and events in India and around the world. Archives Get full access to 22 years old archives. The Taj Mahal. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 1/11 The Taj, a white marble mausoleum, with the red sandstone mosque on the western side. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 2/11 Itmad-ud Dalulah's tomb in Agra, also known as Baby Taj, seen from the pavilion along the Yamuna. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 3/11 Chambers flanking the cenotaph chamber inside the mausoleum. Photo: SHANSHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 4/11 Pietra Dura, in this case marble inlaid with flowers, cypresses, vases, and so on, flanking flowering plants. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 5/11 The heirarchical arrangement of designs, with geometrical motifs at the bottom and floral motifs at the upper levels. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 6/11 At Fatehpur Sikri, red sandstone structures built during Akbar's reign. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 7/11 The gateway, with its minars, that marks the entrance to Akbar's tomb at Sikandra. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 8/11 Humayun's tomb, Delhi. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 9/11 The Taj complex as seen from the Yamuna around sunset with the Mihman Khana to the east and the mosque to the west. Photo: Courtesy Aakash Chakrabarty 10/11 The Darwaza-i-Rauza, or the great gate, the garden, the water channels and fountains as seen from the Taj. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 11/11 This article is closed for comments.Please Email the Editor
The Taj Mahal. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 1/11 The Taj, a white marble mausoleum, with the red sandstone mosque on the western side. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 2/11 Itmad-ud Dalulah's tomb in Agra, also known as Baby Taj, seen from the pavilion along the Yamuna. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 3/11 Chambers flanking the cenotaph chamber inside the mausoleum. Photo: SHANSHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 4/11 Pietra Dura, in this case marble inlaid with flowers, cypresses, vases, and so on, flanking flowering plants. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 5/11 The heirarchical arrangement of designs, with geometrical motifs at the bottom and floral motifs at the upper levels. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 6/11 At Fatehpur Sikri, red sandstone structures built during Akbar's reign. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 7/11 The gateway, with its minars, that marks the entrance to Akbar's tomb at Sikandra. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 8/11 Humayun's tomb, Delhi. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 9/11 The Taj complex as seen from the Yamuna around sunset with the Mihman Khana to the east and the mosque to the west. Photo: Courtesy Aakash Chakrabarty 10/11 The Darwaza-i-Rauza, or the great gate, the garden, the water channels and fountains as seen from the Taj. Photo: SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 11/11
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