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
Fatehpur Sikri- Panch Mahal
Fatehpur Sikri- Pillar in Diwan-i-Khas
Fatehpur Sikri- Stonemasons at Work
Monkey (?) Nut Seller
Fatehpur Sikri- All Aboard!
Propane Overload
Agra- Splendid Saris at the Taj Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal Guesthouse
Agra- Indian Elegance at the Taj Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal Guesthouse
Agra- Taj Mahal
Agra- Taj Mahal Minaret
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
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Agra- Taj Mahal at Sundown
The tomb is the central focus of the entire complex of the Taj Mahal. It is a large, white marble structure standing on a square plinth and consists of a symmetrical building with an iwan (an arch-shaped doorway) topped by a large dome and finial. Like most Mughal tombs, the basic elements are Persian in origin.
The base structure is a large, multi-chambered cube with chamfered corners, forming an unequal eight-sided structure that is approximately 55 metres (180 ft) on each of the four long sides. On each of these sides, a huge pishtaq, or vaulted archway, frames the iwan with two similarly shaped, arched balconies stacked on either side. This motif of stacked pishtaqs is replicated on the chamfered corner areas, making the design completely symmetrical on all sides of the building. Four minarets frame the tomb, one at each corner of the plinth facing the chamfered corners. The main chamber houses the false sarcophagi of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan; the actual graves are at a lower level. (Wikipedia)
The base structure is a large, multi-chambered cube with chamfered corners, forming an unequal eight-sided structure that is approximately 55 metres (180 ft) on each of the four long sides. On each of these sides, a huge pishtaq, or vaulted archway, frames the iwan with two similarly shaped, arched balconies stacked on either side. This motif of stacked pishtaqs is replicated on the chamfered corner areas, making the design completely symmetrical on all sides of the building. Four minarets frame the tomb, one at each corner of the plinth facing the chamfered corners. The main chamber houses the false sarcophagi of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan; the actual graves are at a lower level. (Wikipedia)
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