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A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood

1912

The road to the left after passing the Elephant Gate leads up to the entrance of the MOH Masjid or Pearl Mosque " placed on the highest point of the Fort enclosure.' You pass on the left a building known as Dansa Jat's house said to have been occupied by the Rajahs of Bharatpur when the Jats held the Fort. [...] There is a subtle rhythm in the placing of the three domes over the seven arches of the mosque which saves the whole design from monotony while the marvellous grace of the contours which is so characteristic of the finest of Shah Jahan's buildings makes each dome grow up from the roof like a flower-bud on the point of unfolding. [...] The octagonal pavilions at the four corners of the mosque and the dainty little kiosques placed as decoration over the arches and over the gateways of the courtyard echo the harmonies of the larger constructive details and give completeness to the composition. [...] Before entering the private apartments of the palace which are at the back of the Diwan-i-am we may pass through the gateway on the left of the courtyard and enter a smaller one which was the private bazar where merchants sold jewellery silks and costly brocades to the ladies of the zanana who were seated in the marble balcony52 Handbook to Agra and the Tait which overlooks it (Plate IV.). [...] THE NAJINA MASJID.—On the left of the thronroom at the end of the corridor is a door leading into a small mosque of white marble built by Aurangzib for the ladies of the zanana.
history
Pages
177
Published in
United States
SARF Document ID
sarf.146302
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xii E. B. Havell view
Agra Historical Introduction
1-39 E.B. Havell view
The Fort
40-68 E.B. Havell view
The Jâm’i Masjid
68-70 E.B. Havell view
The Taj
71-85 E.B. Havell view
Itmâd-Ud-Daulah’s Tomb
86-91 E.B. Havell view
The Chini-Kâ-Rauza
92-92 E.B. Havell view
The Râm Bagh
93-96 E.B. Havell view
Sikandra
97-102 E.B. Havell view
Other Buildings and Tombs at or Near Agra
103-104 E.B. Havell view
Fatehpur Sikri
105-133 E.B. Havell view
Bharatpur and Other Places in the Vicinity of Agra
133-136 E.B. Havell view
Appendix
137-144 E.B. Havell view
Index
145-147 E.B. Havell view

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