Taj Mahal
Item
- Title
- Taj Mahal
- Creator
- Ustad Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori (Indian, active ca. 1630-148)
- City
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Country
- India
- Date Created
- 1631-1648
- Century
- 16th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Mughal, Indian (South Asian)
- Cultural Context
- Indian
- Mughal
- Materials
- faced with white marble inlaid with colored stones
- Description
- Built by the emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658) as the tomb for his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Begum (died 1631), the Taj Mahal is situated on the south bank of the Yamuna River some distance from the city center.
- Related Works
- Mughal
- Source
- Saif Haq
- Photographer
- Saif Haq
- Rights Holder
- © Saif Haq
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
Ustad Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori (Indian, active ca. 1630-148), “Taj Mahal”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/14807