Saturday, March 31, 2018

Musammam Burj

Shah Jahan built this palace for Mumtaz Mahal.





Parchinkari
The Florentine technique of pietra dura where minute slivers of precious or semi-precious stones were arranged in floral designs were set into the marble













As seen from the Golden Pavilion

Shah Jahan spent the last 8 years of his life here when he was imprisoned by his son, Aurangzeb. He could see the Taj Mahal from the balcony.


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