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Anup Talao and Pavilion

walwyn Sun, 05/01/2011 - 23:52

Completed in 1576, the Anup Talao, or peerless pool, is in the Mahal-i Khass courtyard near to the Khwabgah (Royal apartments). Made of red sandstone this square water tank, has four bridges that lead over the water to a central platform surrounded by a jali balustrade.

 

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Diwan-i-Khas

walwyn Mon, 04/04/2011 - 20:58

 

Although commonly known as the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience), it is thought to be too small to have fulfilled that purpose, and an alternative suggestion is that it was Akbar the Great's jewel house as the main treasury building is nearby.

 

 

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Fatehpur Sikri

walwyn Fri, 03/25/2011 - 19:53

Built in around 1570, by the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great, Fatehpur Sikri was the new capital of the Mughal Empire and the first planned city of the Mughals.

 

 

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Historic locations

walwyn Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:11

This website contains images from a number of historic locations, the images are scattered under the various sections that describe the type of object photographed. For example stained glass, memorial tomb, or sculpture.

 

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Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

walwyn Wed, 03/30/2011 - 19:03

This tomb to Humayun was commissioned in about 1570, by either his wife Haji Begam or his son Akbar the Great, and built at a cost of 1.5 million rupees. It is thought to be the first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and the first example of the monumental style of architecture, that would become associated with the Mughal Empire, that reached its high point with the building of the Taj Mahal.

 

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Itimad-ud-Daulah, Agra

walwyn Wed, 04/06/2011 - 00:22

Built between 1622 and 1628, Itimad-ud-Daulah in Agra is the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg and his wife Asmat Begum. Mirza Ghiyas Beg had been given the title I'timād-ud-Daulah (pillar of the state) by Akbar the Great, he became Prime Minister of the Empire under Jahangir.

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Panch Mahal

walwyn Sat, 03/26/2011 - 21:51

 

This structure is variously known as the Panch Mahal, Wind Tower, and Five-Storied Pavilion. It connects the royal apartments with the public court and it may have been used as part of the Jharokha-Darsana ritual.

 

 

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