CHAPTER -5
MY PROJECT
TOPIC-
MUGHAL
ARCHITECTUR
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Monuments made by AKBAR
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Buland Darwaza popularly known as the 'Gate of
Magnificence' was built by the Great Mughal Emperor
Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. He
built it in the sixteenth century as a gateway to his
newly built city of Fatehpur Skirl. Situated on the hilltop
it is one of the largest gateways in the world. It is the
greatest Indian architecture monument of the entire
Akbar's reign. Buland Darwaza is an outstanding
example of the Mughal architecture.
Monuments made by Jahangir
Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal
garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,
linked through a channel to the northeast of Dal
Lake. It also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah
Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. The other famous shoreline
garden in the vicinity is Nishat Bagh, 'The Garden of
Delight'. The Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor
Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. The Bagh
is considered the high point of Mughal horticulture. It
is now a public park and also referred to as the
"Crown of Srinagar"
2. Moti Masjid
The Moti Masjid in Agra was built by Shah
Jahan. During the rule of Shah Jahan the
Mughal emperor, numerous architectural
wonders were built, the most famous of
them being the Taj Mahal. Moti Masjid
earned the epithet Pearl Mosque for it
shone like a pearl. It is held that this
mosque was constructed by Shah Jahan for
his members of royal court.
Monuments made by Aurangzeb
The Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb
located
in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It
was commissioned in 1660 by
the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the
memory of his first and chief
wife Dilras Banu Begum and is
considered to be a symbol of
Aurangzeb's 'conjugal fidelity'.[3][4]
[5] It bears a striking resemblance to
The Taj Mahal lit. 'Crown of the Palace', is
an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the
southern bank of the river Yamuna in the
Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in
1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house
the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz
Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah
Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece
of a 17-hectare complex, which includes
a mosque and a guest house, and is set in
formal gardens bounded on three sides by