Agra- Taj Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal Guesthouse
Agra- Indian Elegance at the Taj Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal Guesthouse
Agra- Splendid Saris at the Taj Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal at Sundown
Agra- Two Serious Ladies at the Taj Mahal
Fatehpur Sikri- Colourful Clothes
Fatehpur Sikri- Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque)
Fatehpur Sikri- Mariam-uz-Zamani House
Fatehpur Sikri- Raja Birbal's House
Fatehpur Sikri- Jodha Bai's Palace
Fatepur Sikri- Inside Jodha Bai's Palace
Fatepur Sikri- Decoration
Fatepur Sikri- Wood Carving
Fatepur Sikri- Raja Birbal's House
Fatepur Sikri- Smoking Workman
Fatepur Sikri- Yawning Workman
Fatepur Sikri- Lady in Red
Fatepur Sikri- Panch Mahal
Fatepur Sikri- Panch Mahal
Fatepur Sikri- Diwan-i-Khas
Fatehpur Sikri- Panch Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal Dome
Agra- Taj Mahal and Lotus Pool
Agra- Taj Mahal- View from the Gateway Hotel
Agra- Taj Mahal- Entering Through the Gateway
Agra- Taj Mahal- Detail of Gateway
Agra- Street Outside the Gateway Hotel
Agra- Mughal Bazar from the Gateway Hotel
Agra- Taj Mahal from the Gateway Hotel
Agra- View of the Taj Mahal Guesthouse from the Ga…
Agra- View from the Gateway Hotel
Agra- Black Kite
Agra- Poverty
Agra- Corner Conversation
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb- Minaret
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Agra- Yamuna River and Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb (Detail)
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb- Gateway
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb- Gateway from Interi…
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb- Pietra Dura Decorat…
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb- Pietra Dura Decorat…
Agra- Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb- Pietra Dura Ceiling
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Agra- Taj Mahal Minaret
The minarets, which are each more than 40 metres (130 ft) tall, display the designer's penchant for symmetry. They were designed as working minarets—a traditional element of mosques, used by the muezzin to call the Islamic faithful to prayer. Each minaret is effectively divided into three equal parts by two working balconies that ring the tower. At the top of the tower is a final balcony surmounted by a chattri that mirrors the design of those on the tomb. The chattris all share the same decorative elements of a lotus design topped by a gilded finial. The minarets were constructed slightly outside of the plinth so that, in the event of collapse, (a typical occurrence with many tall constructions of the period) the material from the towers would tend to fall away from the tomb. (Wikipedia)
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