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Mughal gardens

Mughal gardens are a group of gardens built by the Mughals in the Persian style of architecture. This style was heavily influenced by the Persian gardens particularly the Charbagh structure. Significant use of rectilinear layouts are made within the walled enclosures. Some of the typical features include pools, fountains and…

Mughal gardens

Charbagh

Charbagh or Chahar Bagh (Persian: چهارباغ, chahār bāgh, meaning “Four Bāghs” (“four gardens”)) is a Persian and Islamic quadrilateral garden layout based on the four gardens of Paradise mentioned in the Qur’an. The quadrilateral garden is divided by walkways or flowing water into four smaller parts. In Persian, “Chahar” means…

Charbagh

Zenana

Zenana (Persian: زنانه‎, Urdu: زنانہ‬‎, Hindi: ज़नाना), literally meaning “of the women” or “pertaining to women,” contextually refers to the part of a house belonging to a Hindu or Muslim family in South Asia which is reserved for the women of the household. The Zenana are the inner apartments of…

Zenana

Chhajja

A chhajja is the projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof, usually supported on large carved brackets. It forms part of the architecture of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. In Rajasthan they are particularly large.…

Chhajja

Jali

A jali or jaali, (Urdu: جالی Hindi:जाली jālī, meaning “net”) is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen, usually with an ornamental pattern constructed through the use of calligraphy and geometry. This form of architectural decoration is common in Hindu temple architecture, Indo-Islamic Architecture and more generally in…

Jali

Hasht-Bihisht in Architecture

In architecture Hasht-Bihisht (Persian: هشت بهشت‬‎ lit. ‘Eight Paradises’) refers to a specific type of floorplan common in Persian architecture and Mughal architecture whereby the plan is divided into 8 chambers surrounding a central room. The eight divisions and frequent octagonal forms of such structures represent the eight levels of…

Hasht-Bihisht in Architecture

Mughal architecture

Mughal architecture is the type of Indo-Islamic architecture developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries throughout the ever-changing extent of their empire in the Indian subcontinent. It developed the styles of earlier Muslim dynasties in India as an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkic and Indian architecture.…

Mughal architecture

Shah Jahan period architecture

Shah Jahan period architecture is an Indian building style that flourished during the time of Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor. The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India is a prime example of this type of architecture. The architecture was characterized by symmetry and balance between the parts of the building, with…

Shah Jahan period architecture

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