Architectural Drawings of TAJ MAHAL (1631-1648 A.D)
1. Site of the Taj Mahal (as in 1631) 2. Original Terrain of the Taj Site (1631) 3. Terraced Lay-out of the Taj 4. Main chowk (Jilukhana) of the Taj Mahal 5. Lay-out Plan of the Taj Complex (1631-48) 6. Situation of Subsidiary Tombs of the Taj Mahal 7. Plan of the Chameli-Farsh and Chhakka, Taj Mahal 8. Well Foundation of the Taj Mahal 9. Wells-and-Arches: Composition of the Taj Foundations 10. Three Types of Thrust combated at the Taj Mahal 11. Char Bagh (Four- Quartered Garden) Plan 12. Garden Plan of the Taj Mahal 13. Central Lotus-Pond, Canals and ornamental central Parterres of Taj 14. Proliferation of the Char-Bagh Plan (Quarter-Wise) Taj Mahal 15. Central Parterre (Cypress Avenue) with Stone-Paved Cartouches Taj Mahal 16. Parterres of the Taj Garden with stairs 17. An Old Drawing of a parterre (N-E of the Central tank) showing ornamental stone cartouches Taj Garden 18. Water-works for the Taj water-supply (Rough Plan) 19. Water-works for the Taj water-supply (Rough Plan) 20. Position of Water-Pipes feeding different sections of the Taj 21. Water Pitchers (Kalash) beneath the Fountains (Rough Plan) 22. Water Pitchers (Kalash) beneath the Fountains (Rough Plan) 23. Section of the West-East canal and causeway showing the earthenware pipe 24. Components of the Red Stone Platform Taj Mahal 25. Ground Floor Plan of the Taj (from Chameli- Farsh) 26. Plan of the Taj Mahal (1631-48) 27. Chamfered Angles of the Taj Plan 28. Traditional Plans of Ancient India 29. Typical Mughal Plans 30. First Floor Plan of the Taj Mahal 31. Plan of the Temple Hemakuta and Navagrha (Nine-House) Plan of the Taj Mahal 32. Plan of the Portal Dados Taj Mahal 33. Plan of the Dados of the Cenotaph-Hall (Hujra) 34. Plan of the Jhajjhari (Muhajjar, Jalied Screen) around the cenotaphs, Central Hall (Hujra) Taj Mahal 35. Roof Floor Plan of the Taj 36. Section of the Taj Mahal (1631-48) 37. Asta-Sutrakam : Eight Traditional Tools of the Indian Builder 38. Headers and Stretchers System of Brick Masonry reinforced by Marble slabs Taj Mahal 39. Horizontal and Vertical modes of Architectural working 40. Construction of the Tapering Minar Taj Mahal 41. Circular (Segmental) Marble slabs on the Exterior of the Minar, Taj Mahal 42. Plan of the Taj Mahal as drawn on the Plan of the Temple Hemakuta 43. Quranic Verses inscribed on the Exterior of the Main Tomb, Taj Mahal 44. Correction of Optic Illusion in the Latin Inscription by the Greeks 45. Quranic Verses inscribed in the interior of the Main Tomb, Taj Mahal 46. Five mouldings (blocks of Marble) of the Tombstones, Taj Mahal 47. Ornamental Marks used in the inscriptions of the Taj Mahal 48. Inscribed Panel with use of ornamental Marks 49. Lay-Out Plan of the Taj Complex (with subsidiary buildings) (1631-48) 50. Plan of the Corner Towers, Tibara-Dalans and Mosque, Taj Mahal 51. Cross Section of the Baoli near Mosque, Taj Mahal 52. Cross Section of the Taj Mosque 53. Plan of the Jal Mahal, Taj Mahal 54. Front (East) Elevation, Western Jal Mahal 55. Cross-Section, Eastern Jal-Mahal, Taj Mahal 56. Cross-Section, Western Jal Mahal, Taj Mahal 57. West (back-side) Elevation of the Western Jal-Mahal, Taj Mahal 58. Plan of the Three storeys of the South-East Tower, Taj Mahal 59. Plan of the S-E Dalans and Khawaspura Taj Mahal 60. Front (S) Elevation, Main (S) Gate Taj Mahal 61. West Elevation, Main (S) Gate , Taj Mahal 62. Plan of the Main (South) Gate, Taj Mahal 63. E-W Cross Section, Main (South) Gate, Taj Mahal 64. N-S Cross Section, Main (S) Gate, Taj Mahal 65. Plan of the Jilukhanah Taj Mahal 66. Lay-Out Plan of the Tomb of Akbarabadi Begum, Taj Mahal 67. Cross Section of the Tomb of Akbarabadi Begum Taj Mahal 68. Plan of the Tomb of Fatehpuri Begum, Taj Mahal 69. Jali Railings, Saheli-Burj, Taj Mahal 70. Plan of Fatehpuri Masjid Taj Mahal 71. Map of Agra (1722) showing Haveli Agah Khan and the Taj Mahal 72. Site of the Mahtab Bagh (Taj Mahal) Agra (after Carlleyle, 1871-72) 73. Conjectural Restoration of the Octagonal Tank with its buildings and Ghat (quay), Mahtab Bagh (Taj Mahal) (1631-40) 74. Conjectural Restoration of the Plan of Mahtab-Bagh (Taj Mahal) (1631-40) 75. Conjectural Restoration of the Water System of Mahtab-Bagh (Taj Mahal) (1631-40) 76. Masons’-Marks of the Taj Mahal 77. Section of the Double Dome of the Taj Mahal 78. Plan of the Basement Chambers of the Taj Mahal 79. Third set of Tombstones (on real graves) Taj Mahal 80. Conjectural Plan of the Lower most Basement (Containing the real graves) Taj Mahal
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