Mughal architecture
Mughal gardens
Mughal gardens are a group of gardens built by the Mughals in the Persian style of architecture. This style was…
Charbagh
Charbagh or Chahar Bagh (Persian: چهارباغ, chahār bāgh, meaning "Four Bāghs" ("four gardens")) is a Persian and Islamic quadrilateral garden…
Zenana
Zenana (Persian: زنانه, Urdu: زنانہ, Hindi: ज़नाना), literally meaning "of the women" or "pertaining to women," contextually refers to the…
Chhajja
A chhajja is the projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof, usually supported on large carved brackets. It…
Jali
A jali or jaali, (Urdu: جالی Hindi:जाली jālī, meaning "net") is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen,…
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…
Mughal architecture
Mughal architecture is the type of Indo-Islamic architecture developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries throughout…
Shah Jahan period architecture
Shah Jahan period architecture is an Indian building style that flourished during the time of Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor.…