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The Safdar Jang

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Authors

Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This is the last Mughal monument, built in 1723 by a nobleman to shelter his last remains, and is also imitative of the Taj Mahal. It has no minaret, is surmounted by a badly proportioned dome and has corner towers. Built in red sand-stone and inlaid with marble, it measures only 60 feet on each side. It is a poor imitation and its beauty lies mainly in the colours of the stone and the inlaid work.

Keywords

Mughal Architecture-- Mughal period Delhi, architecture

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/182889

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Basham Photographs

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Image

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Basham Collection

Date created

1959

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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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