Architect of the Taj Mahal
ವೆಬ್Commissioned in 1631 by emperor Shahabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan, the building was meant to invoke Persian architecture in a tribute to his late wife, a native of that country. But while Shah Jahan was clearly an imaginative romantic, he was no professional architect. And the Taj Mahal was no small project. This nearly 400 year …
Taj Mahal - Wikipedia
ವೆಬ್The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around ₹ 5 million, which in 2023 would be approximately ₹ 35 billion ( US$ 77.8 million). The building complex incorporates the design traditions of Indo-Islamic and Mughal architecture.
Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal - Wikipedia
ವೆಬ್Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal complex at Agra, India. The Taj Mahal represents the finest and most sophisticated example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its origins lie in the moving circumstances of its commission and the culture and history of an Islamic Mughal empire's rule of large parts of India.
Taj Mahal - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
ವೆಬ್Ustad-Ahmad Lahori was the main architect of the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered to be the greatest architectural achievement in the whole range of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its recognised architectonic beauty has a rhythmic combination of solids and voids, concave and convex and light shadow; such as arches and domes further …
Taj Mahal | Definition, Story, Site, History, & Facts | Britannica
ವೆಬ್ಮೇ 6, 2024 · The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum complex in Agra, western Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture (a blend of Indian, Persian, and Islamic styles). The Taj Mahal is also one of the world’s most iconic monuments, visited by millions of tourists each year.
Architecture - Taj Mahal-Official Website of Taj Mahal, …
ವೆಬ್Inspired by a verse by Bibadal Khan, the imperial goldsmith and poet, and in common with most Mughal funerial architecture, the Taj Mahal complex was conceived as a replica on earth of the house of Mumtaz in paradise. This theme permeates the entire complex and informs the design and appearance of all its elements. A number of secondary …
Taj Mahal - Location, Timeline & Architect | HISTORY
ವೆಬ್ಜೂನ್ 13, 2011 · The chief architect was probably Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, an Indian of Persian descent who would later be credited with designing the Red Fort at Delhi. In all, more than 20,000 workers from India,...
The Taj Mahal Story
ವೆಬ್The Taj Mahal, a spectacle in white marble, unparalleled in grandeur that depicts the sheer opulence of an era. The awesome structure, the monument of love that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan gave to the world, stands as a testimony of his intense love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is a romance celebrated in marble and glorified with precious …
History of The Taj Mahal
ವೆಬ್The chief architect of Taj was a Persian named Ustad Isha Khan (a well known architect of his time) who was assisted by other architects to make Taj Mahal a profound fusion of Persian, Turkish, Indian and Islamic architecture.
Ustad Ahmad Lahori - Wikipedia
ವೆಬ್Ustad Ahmad Lahori ( c. 1580–1649) [1] also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori was the chief Mughal architect and engineer during the reign of emperor Shah Jahan. He was responsible for the construction of several Mughal monuments, including the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red fort in Delhi; both of which are World Heritage sites. [2] .
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