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 hiearchy and the relative importance of the two buildings.     (CC) Photo: Rita Willaert Panel detail of the Mausoeum     (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 Koran 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

Interior of the Jawab

Jilaukhana

Bazaar in the Jilaukhana street, showing the cusped arches and column capitals typically of Shah Jahani architecture.     Bazaar in the Jilaukhana street, showing the cusped arches and column capitals typically of Shah Jahani architecture.