5366 x 3516 px | 45,4 x 29,8 cm | 17,9 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1998
Ubicazione:
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar, India.
Altre informazioni:
Detail of Taj Mahal and visitors, Agra, India. The Taj Mahal incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian and earlier Mughal architecture. Specific inspiration came from successful Timurid and Mughal buildings including the Gur-e Amir (the tomb of Timur, progenitor of the Mughal dynasty, in Samarkand), Humayun's Tomb, Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb (sometimes called the Baby Taj), and Shah Jahan's own Jama Masjid in Delhi. While earlier Mughal buildings were primarily constructed of red sandstone, Shah Jahan promoted use of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones and buildings under his patronage reached new levels of refinement
