Architecture Magnificent Taj SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA 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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