White Marble Mughal Architecture

Major examples of mughal architecture include.

White marble mughal architecture.

Humayun s tomb is one of the earliest extant examples of the garden tomb characteristic of the mughal era architecture. Use of delicate ornamentation work including pachin kari decorative work and jali latticed screens. Mughal architecture is the distinctive indo islamic architectural style that developed in northern and central india under the patronage of mughal emperors from the 16th to the 18th century. Mughal architecture incorporates indian elements with persian and islamic elements.

Akbar the real phase of mughal architecture began with akbar. Monumental buildings surrounded by gardens on all four. Use of white marble and red sandstone. The crown jewel of mughal architecture and one of the most famous buildings in the world was built by shah jahan between 1632 and 1653 as a mausoleum for his wife mumtaz mahal.

In 1993 it was declared a unesco site. Persian indian and various provincial styles were fused to produce works of unusual quality and refinement such as the taj mahal in agra. It is the first pure marble monument and differs from the typical massive red sand stone structures of earlier mughals. Tombs such as taj mahal akbar s tomb and humayun s tomb.

Large bulbous onion domes sometimes surrounded by four smaller domes. The dome is made of white marble. To relieve the monotony black and white marbles have been. White marble was a favoured.

Marble plaques of mughal architecture we are also specialized in making denotary and descriptive cultural notice boards cnbs white marble plaques. Located in agra the taj mahal is a white marble. The white marble monument of the emperor s love for his wife was recognized as a unesco world heritage site in 1983. It also houses the tomb of.

The structure is mainly built in red sandstone. The taj mahal ˌ t ɑː dʒ m ə ˈ h ɑː l ˌ t ɑː ʒ. Geometrical sandstone and marble pietre dura inlay patterns over the entrance iwan or high arc and the chhatris and small minarets that surround the white marble central dome. The marble is largely used in the borders.

We have prepared more than a hundred cnbs for the protected national monuments of agra and fatehpur sikri which are under the custody of the archaeological survey of india agra circle a list. A small rectangular structure in white marble inlaid with semi precious stones and coloured glass it is a delicate and beautiful piece of architecture. Crown of the palace taːdʒ ˈmɛːɦ ə l is an ivory white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river yamuna in the indian city of agra it was commissioned in 1632 by the mughal emperor shah jahan reigned from 1628 to 1658 to house the tomb of his favourite wife mumtaz mahal. Some features common to many buildings are.

Mughal architecture building style that flourished in northern and central india from the mid 16th to the late 17th century under the patronage of the mughal emperors.