Title

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895.

Caption

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace). The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Indian and Persian architectures. From "Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago". [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1895]

Date

1895

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F11_235

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,7Mb (4,4Mb) / 15,8in x 11,7in / 4740 x 3514 (300dpi)

Keywords

landscape travel exterior outdoors buildings India religious architecture mosque garden gardens religion death dome tomb Islam Islamic mausoleum minaret minarets location century architectural burial concept Agra Mughal Taj Mahal B&W tourist attraction MONOCHROME 17th century publishing 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century tourism seventeenth century The Print Collector TGN outside landscape Unknown Shah Jahan Jahan Khurram George Shah George Newnes Newnes George Newnes Ltd domed George Newnes Ltd Shahjehan Meisenbach