MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE

HUMAYUN'S TOMB

The first Mughal building constructed

in India.
Built in 1564 A.D by Haji Begum
Persian Architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
Square park like enclosure
Gateway on 4 sides . main entrance –western side
garden is laid out in a formal arrangement of square and
rectangular
140 ft Pillared kiosk

156 ft x 156 ft
22ft
Double dome construction
 DELHI GATE AT AGRA FORT
Arcaded terraces
surmounted by
cupolas, kiosks and
pinnacles

Octagonal tower
Join by arches

Delhi gate –western gate of Agra fort.

Built by Akbar in 1566 AD
Red stone construction
Rooms for guards
2. NEW CAPITAL CITY OF FATEPUR SIKRI:
NOBUIDING TYPE EXAMPLE
1 gateways Agra gate
naubat khana or drum house

2 secular buildings palace at jodh bai

house of Miriam
house of the sultana
birbals house

3 religious buildings jami masjid

buland darwaza or
triumphal gateway
tomb of salim chisti
tomb of islam khan

4. administrative diwan-i-khas or hall of public audience

building panch mahal or palace of five stories
khwabgah or house of drums
astrologers seat
department of records
 Segregated as religious $
secular building .
Red sandstone building
materials

Built by Akbar as his capital about

26 miles west of Agra
Irregular area of 2 miles long and 1 mile broad
Consist of numerous palace and pavilions
JODHA BAI’S PALACE

320ft x 215ft

32 ft
BIRBAL ‘S PALACE

16ft x16ft Ground floor : Four rooms &2 porches

First floor : 2 rooms and terrace

Eave brackets
DIWAN-I-KHAS

16ft x16ft

Pillared kiosks
2 storey building

36 vaulted and pendulous

brackets
JAMI MASJID AT FATHEPUR SIKRI
Built by Akbar in 1571 AD