1-629-060 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1890. 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 generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Indian and Persian architectures. Illustration from Inde, Tombeaux et Monuments Sacres, (a work on Indian tombs and sacred monuments), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890).