VRA Core
Agent
Ustad Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori (Indian, active ca. 1630-148)
Location
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
27°10?30?N 78°02?31?E
Date
1631-1648
16th century
Style Period
Mughal, Indian (South Asian)
Cultural Context
Indian
Mughal
Material
faced with white marble inlaid with colored stones
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
Description
façade of west entrance gateway to forecourt
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.
Rights
© Saif Haq
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