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The marble mausoleum of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, with its large central dome, four minarets, and reflecting pool in the foreground. Vintage-style map of India and surrounding regions labeled Monuments of the Mughal Empire, highlighting sites like Shalimar Bagh, Akbari Fort, Allahabad Fort, and Bibi Ka Maqbara. Kabuli Bagh Mosque Ayodhya's Babri Masjid Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, India, features a large white dome, arched entrances, red sandstone facade, and a reflecting pool with a fountain in the foreground. Diagram of Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi, India, showing a symmetrical Mughal garden layout with a central square tomb structure surrounded by geometric green garden sections and pathways. Fatehpur Sikri Diwan-i Khas at Fatehpur Sikri Jodha Bai's palace Front view of the Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) in Agra, featuring white marble Mughal architecture, intricate inlay work, corner towers, and a formal garden setting in India.
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Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Mughal Period - Architecture of the Mughal Period. Oct 02, 2026
Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Renaissance Through Contemporary Art History - Mughal Art. Aug 08, 2026
Added images, a “Discover More” section, and made minor edits. Apr 15, 2026
Added interactive map. Apr 15, 2026
Article thoroughly revised. Apr 14, 2026
Add new Web site: Archnet - Timeline: Mughal {1526 - 1858}. Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: SIT Digital Collections - The Expression of Power in Mughal Architecture (PDF). Feb 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Mughal Period - Architecture of the Mughal Period. Nov 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Intrenational Journal of Research Culture Society - Architectural Monuments during Mughals Rule. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Mughal architecture". May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - A Study on the Architecture of Mughal Empire. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - Architectural Development under the Mughal Period. Nov 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Mughal Architecture: Organization, Inspirations and Design (PDF). Aug 17, 2023
Add new Web site: UCLA Social Science - Mughal Architecture. Jan 06, 2023
Article revised and updated. Sep 19, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jul 06, 2018
Media added. Jun 20, 2016
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Mughal Art and Architecture. Oct 14, 2011
Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Mughal Art and Architecture. Oct 13, 2011
Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Mughal Art and Architecture. Oct 13, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Mughal Art and Architecture. Jan 27, 2011
Illustrations added. Feb 11, 2009
Added new Web site: Cultural India - Indian Architecture - Indo-Islamic Architecture. Dec 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Galen R Frysinger - Mughal Architecture. Dec 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of Mughal Architecture. Dec 06, 2007
Added new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Art of the Mughals after 1600.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Feb 15, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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