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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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Taj Mahal
Considered the peak of Mughal architecture, the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal...
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Kabuli Bagh Mosque
A photograph of Kabuli Bagh Mosque in Panipat, Haryana, India.
Catherine B. Asher
Ayodhya's Babri Masjid
The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of Babur”) prior to its destruction in December 1992, Ayodhya,...
Frederick M. Asher
Humayun's Tomb
Commissioned by Bega Begum during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar, Humayun's Tomb...
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Humayun's Tomb
Schematic drawing of Humayun's Tomb (1569–70) at Delhi, showing the char bagh...
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Fatehpur Sikri
The Diwan-i Khas at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh state, India, built c. 1585.
P. Chandra
Diwan-i Khas at Fatehpur Sikri
An ornate column in the Diwan-i Khas (“Hall of Private Audience”) at Fatehpur Sikri,...
Frederick M. Asher
Jodha Bai's palace
Interior of the palace of Maryam-uz-Zamani (popularly conflated with the possibly...
Frederick M. Asher
Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Nur Jahan, Jahangir's wife, commissioned the tomb of her father, Itimad ud-Daulah,...
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Shalimar Bagh
Jahangir built Shalimar Bagh, inspired by Persian gardens, for his wife, Nur Jahan,...
© Hans Nelisse
Taj Mahal grounds
The Taj Mahal is on the bank of the Yamuna River. It has gardens, pools of water,...
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Delhi's Red Fort
Originally called Qila-i Mubarak, the Lal Qila, or Red Fort, at Delhi was built by...
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Jama Masjid
Originally called the Masjid-i Jahannuma (“World-Reflecting Mosque”), Delhi's Jama...
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Badshahi Mosque
Constructed by Aurangzeb between 1671 and 1673, the Badshahi (Imperial) Mosque in...
Ali Imran
Bibi Ka Maqbara
Built during the reign of Aurangzeb, Bibi ka Maqbara is a Taj Mahal–like mausoleum...
© Sanjay Acharya
Gate of victory
Buland Darwaza (“Lofty Gate”) of the Jama Masjid (“Congregational Mosque”) at Fatehpur...
© Mirko Kuzmanovic/Shutterstock.com
Delhi: Humāyūn's tomb
Humāyūn's tomb, Delhi.
© Rudolf Tepfenhart/Fotolia
Taj Mahal
A UNESCO World Heritage site, the Taj Mahal, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, was built...
Tom Nebbia-Aspect Picture Library
Architecturally planned park landscape for an imperial residence containing an artificially...
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin—Preussischer Kulturbesitz
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