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Sridevi G Salimath, Associate Prof, BGSSAP

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• It contained a westward-oriented
qibla. Also located along the west
of the diwan-i 'am was a royal
pavilion where Akbar would sit,
facing the worshippers.
BIRBAL’S HOUSE TOMB OF SALIM CHISTI

PANCH MAHAL
JODH BAI'S PALACE
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Interior layout of the Birbal Palace

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Exterior design of the Birbal Palace

TOMB OF SALIM CHISTI
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• Decorative details in the structure include the repeating

patterns of straight lines, six-sided stars and the Hindu
swastika found within the jali panels of the verandah.
The padma (lotus) motif is found in the spandrels of the
arches, and chakra motifs are found on the struts, along with
more traditional Islamic motifs and Arabic inscriptions.
AKBAR ‘S TOMB, SIKANDRA, AGRA
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merlons

GEOMETRIC
DESIGNS ON
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• Some of the kiosks have marble pyramidal roofs while the
rest are crowned by cupolas.
• Each angle at the third storey has a small square room.

• The top most storey 21.34m

• Entirely made up of white marble.
• It has a square court, which is open to sky.
• courtyard enclosed on all the sides by slender arches and
piers and divided into bays, which has been roofed in the
trabeate pattern.
• At the centre of the courtyard lies a square platform, over
which a white marble cenotaph is laid out.
• This cenotaph is profusely carved with arabesque and
floral patterns.
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TOMB OF MIRZA GHIYAS BEG AND

HIS WIFE ASMAT BEGHUM
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• MUGHAL EMPEROR BABUR SUPERVISING

THE CREATION OF A GARDEN

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Design and symbolism
Elements of a Typical Charbagh
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