Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2019-11-062019-11-06circa 1970II-71414http://hdl.handle.net/1885/183175In another of the Agra Fort gates, the Persian paneling motif is clearly visible in the form of smaller elements on the gate towers proper. The walls on either side of the entrance are, in appearance, like those beside the Delhi Gate, with the same large vertical elements forming the paneling. Here, however, the paneling has been reduced to a decorative system much like tile work, which was very popular in Persian architecture and Moslem only at a later date. The colors added to the panels contribute to their similarity to glazed tiles as does the inset carving. It is interesting to note that the artificial stories on the towers have been preserved, but have been beautifully camouflaged into the numerous rows of additional horizontal motifs, so that it would be difficult to discriminate between the simulated divisions and the simple abstract ornaments.35mmslide setMounted transparencyb&wsepiaimage/tiffen-AUMughal Architecture-- Agra-- Agra Fort and Moti Masjidarchitecturearchitectural ornament2019-11-06This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.