ARCHITECTURE DURING SHAN JAHAN || TAJ MAHAL ||

 🎯 ARCHITECTURE DURING SHAN JAHAN

 

♦️Under Shah Jahan, Mughal architecture reached its climax. Some of his principal works are described below:

 

📍 TAJ MAHAL

 

♦️Taj Mahal is the finest specimen of Mughal architecture, exhibiting the full range of grandeur and opulence. 

♦️It was constructed in the memory of his wife Arjumand Banu Begum or Mumtaz Mahal. It had all the features of Mughal architecture including the use of calligraphy, pietra-dura works, foreshortening technique, Charbagh style gardens and the use of water in thepremises for decoration. 

Apart from this, some of the unique features of Taj Mahal are: 

♦️ The jaali work in Taj Mahal is lace like and is extremely fine. 

♦️The carvings on the marble were low relief. 

Apart from Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan constructed a number of other 

monuments, gardens and buildings such as: 

♦️ Red Fort in Delhi 

♦️Jama Masjid in Delhi 

♦️Shalimar Bagh in Lahore 

♦️ City of Shahjahanabad