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Description: | Plate 18 from the first set of Thomas Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery.' The Taj Mahal was built between 1632 and 1643 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a Mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz-i-Mahal, who had died in 1629. The magnificent portal is a red sandstone structure with an imposing central portico. The marble inlaid is inscribed with passages from the Quran, and 26 marble chhatris or pavilions crown the whole gateway. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | Daniell, Thomas | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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