ISSN: 2265-6294

A Study of Archaeological and Monumental Heritage in the Mughal Period

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Sadhna Trivedi,Inderjeet Kaur, Shiv Kumar Tripathi

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A massive arched entrance, tall minarets, bulbous domes, vast halls are perhaps the things that come to mind when one thinks of Mughal architecture. The Mughal government gifted India with magnificent historical monuments consisting of mosques, mausoleums, forts and many more that attract not only Indian but also international tourists. From the perfect epitome of love, the Taj Mahal to the one grand mosque, Jama Masjid; From the fortified city of Fatehpur Sikri to Baby Taj/Itmad-ud-Daulah; Mughal architecture is something that will win your heart.4 Mughal architecture refers to the Indo-Islamic architecture built by the Mughal emperors in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in the Indian subcontinent as their empires grew and changed. It was derived from the architectural styles of the earlier Muslim rulers of India and the architectural heritage of Iran and Central Asia, especially Timurid architecture. During the reign of Akbar (1556-1605), he also adopted and synthesized ideas from wider Indian architecture. Large bulbous domes, slender minarets at the corners, grand halls, large arched doorways, and elaborate decoration are all hallmarks of Mughal architecture in presentday Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan

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