Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal/Gallery

Decoration

(CC) Photo: Bo Jayatilaka Floral carving on red sandstone at the Mosque.     (CC) Photo: Rita Willaert Comparable carving on white marble at the Mausoleum demonstrating the colour and carving hierarchy and the relative importance of the two buildings.     (CC) Photo: Rita Willaert Panel detail of the Mausoleum     (CC) Photo: Greg Younger Spandrel parchin kari work on one of the pishtaqs     (CC) Photo: Jane Ellen Strong geometric designs play a role throughout the complex furthering the Islamic tradition, here seen on the mausoleum's dado     (CC) Photo: Jane Ellen Scale of dado     (CC) Photo: skipthebudgie.org Inlaid Calligraphic inscription of the Qur'an at the Mausoleum

Parchin kari

(CC) Photo: Rachel Hendrick Precious and semi-precious stones set into marble to create floral designs in the Mausoleum

Mausoleum

Jawab and Mosque

(CC) Photo: Mark Biggar View inside the Jawab.

Garden

(CC) Photo: Anne Guillaume Southern galleries of the garden.

Jilaukhana

(CC) Photo: David Yerga Bazaar in the Jilaukhana street, showing the cusped arches and column capitals typically of Shah Jahani architecture.