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Taj Mahal: Detail of lower façade of the tomb

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Authors

Budek, Herbert E.
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Abstract

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Persian elements include the arched recesses and balconies just visible, and a terrace of red sandstone ornamented with geometrically patterned jali before the tomb. Persian architects employed were Ustad Ahmad and Ustad Hamid, and use of open terraces and balconies is attributed to them. The un-Persian features include the rounding of corners with curved marble tiles, and use of pure white marble, suppressing colour.

Keywords

Mughal Architecture-- Agra-- Taj Mahal, Agra, architecture, architectural ornament

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/183226

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Basham Photographs

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Image

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Basham Collection

Date created

circa 1970s

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This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.

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