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  2. Mughal architecture - Wikipedia

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    Mughal gardens are gardens built by the Mughals in the Islamic style. This style was influenced by Persian gardens. They are built in the char bagh structure, which is a quadrilateral garden layout based on the four gardens of Paradise mentioned in the Qur'an. This style is intended to create a representation of an earthly utopia in which ...

  3. Taj Mahal - Wikipedia

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    The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Islamic art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". It is regarded as one of the best examples of Mughal architecture and a symbol of Indian history.

  4. List of tombs of Mughal Empire - Wikipedia

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    In notable contrast to other Mughal tombs, which are large monuments of Mughal architecture, including the Taj Mahal, at his own direction Aurangzeb is buried in an unmarked grave [26] at the complex of the dargah or shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin. [27] It is located in the south-eastern corner of the complex of the dargah of Sheikh Zainuddin. [27]

  5. Humayun's Tomb - Wikipedia

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    Yet further away from the tomb complex, lie Mughal-period monuments, Bada Bateshewala Mahal, the tomb of Muzaffar Husain Mirza, the grand nephew of Humayun, built 1603–04 on platform with five arches on each side, has its interior walls decorated with incised and painted plaster; the Chote Bateshewala Mahal once an arcaded octagonal building ...

  6. Shah Jahan period architecture - Wikipedia

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    In itself, Mughal architecture has a profound legacy, and as Asher notes, “the symbolic content of Mughal architecture peaks under Shah Jahan.” [17] This highlights the prominence of this period of architecture throughout not only India, but neighbouring Pakistan, where the Lahore temple is located.

  7. Category : Buildings and structures of the Mughal Empire

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    Pages in category "Buildings and structures of the Mughal Empire" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.

  8. This monument stood for hundreds of years before vandals ...

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    An act of vandalism at an 18th century monument built by the once powerful Mughal empire has sparked anger in India, with historians urging authorities to provide better protection for the country ...

  9. Tomb of Jahangir - Wikipedia

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    The Tomb of Asif Khan, built-in 1645, and the Akbari Sarai, built-in 1637, are located immediately west of Jahangir's tomb complex, and the three form an ensemble oriented on an east-west axis. The last of the Shahdara Bagh monuments, the tomb of Jahangir's wife Nur Jahan is located slightly southwest of Asif Khan's tomb.