Mughal architecture
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Sahapedia: Could you start by talking about Humayun as an emperor?
Catherine Asher: Humayun was an interesting emperor. He came to the throne after his father had ruled for only four years. And he wasn’t really well suited for kingship. He was a very sensitive gentleman who was very interested…
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From the 16th century, the landscape of South Asia was transformed by the architecture of the Mughals. Their style, incorporating structural elements from Central Asia, a local Islamic idiom from the Delhi Sultanates, and traditional components native to the region, resulted in a highly distinctive…
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Commonly referred to in the tourist literature as the ‘Little Taj,’ the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula is a breathtaking mausoleum situated on the Yamuna River just outside Agra and should be appreciated in its own right and not as a miniature version of the Taj Mahal. Built by the Mughal Empress Nur…
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Yashaswini Chandra: Prof. Ebba Koch is Professor of Asian Art at the University of Vienna. She is the leading authority on Mughal architecture, and has published the definitive monograph on the Taj Mahal, The Complete Taj Mahal. Prof.. Koch, could we begin with an overview of Mughal architecture…
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A tour of the Taj Mahal complex from the Taj Ganj markets to the Mahtab Bagh across the river, a film on the its design and construction, and expositions of how the mausoleum re-creates Central Asian, West Asian and South Asian traditions, integrates geometry and harmony with sensuous surfaces, and…
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