Ustad Ahmad Lahori, also known as Ahmad Mi'mar, was an architect and engineer of the Mughal Empire who served as the chief architect during the reign of Shah Jahan. He is credited with designing the R
Miniature painting of Ustad Ahmad Mimar Lahori
Ustad Ahmad Lahori's deposit of "Five Qasidas" in Kitab Khana Amrao
Red Fort's Lahori Gate in Delhi
Covered bazaar in Old Delhi
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
…architect during the reign of Shah Jahan. He is credited with designing the Red Fort in Delhi and may have also been responsible for the design of the Taj Mahal in Agra, along with Mir Abd-ul Karim and Makramat Khan. He is regarded as one of the greatest architects of the 17th-century. He was also one of the…
The western building, a mosque, faces the tomb
Shah Jahan, 17th century painting
Artistic depiction of Mumtaz Mahal