Tomb of Nur Jahan
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The Tomb of Nur Jahan is a 17th-century mausoleum in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built for the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. The tomb's marble was plundered during the Sikh Empire era in the 18th century f
The red sandstone tomb is decorated with pietra dura
Verses of the Qur'an inlaid in marble on the cenotaph
Marble cenotaphs of Nur Jahan and her daughter Ladli Begum
The tomb's façade is decorated with pietra dura
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah
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Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the Bacha Taj or the Baby Taj, the tomb of
Tomb of Nur Jahan
…19.6 feet high. Minarets may previously have risen from the corners of the mausoleum, similar to the nearby Tomb of Jahangir. Unlike her father's tomb (tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah), which was constructed in white marble, Nur Jahan's mausoleum is primarily clad in red sandstone, with a flat roofline similar to that of her husband's…
The tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah
Mausoleum of Itmad-ud-Daulah's tomb (front view)
Cenotaphs and the interior of the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah
Diagonal view of the mausoleum.