Mughal Architecture
Mughal Architecture
Babar
- Mosque at Kabuli Bagh at Panipat and Jami Masjid at Sambhal near Delhi, both constructed in 1526, are the surviving monuments of Babar.
Humayun
- Persian influence - result of Humayun’s observance at the court of Shah Tahmasp during the period of his exile.
- Humayun’s Tomb at Delhi, (1564) by his widow Haji Begum as a mark of devotion, eight years after his death.
Akbar
- Construction of a huge fort at Agra.
- Massive sandstone ramparts of the Red Fort, New Delhi.
- Buildings at Fatehpur Sikri blended both Islamic and Hindu elements in their architectural style.
- Buland Darwaza, Panch Mahal ....
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- 3 Jain Architecture: Regional Influence and Features
- 4 Buddhist & Jain Architecture
- 5 Development of Rock-Cut Architecture
- 6 Major Styles of Sculpture and Foreign Influences
- 7 Temple Architecture & Medieval Society
- 8 Vedic Society and its Continuity
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