Inspirations - Mausoleum 01

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Mausoleum 1

Mosques and tombs or mausoleums are both related to the Muslim religion. Whilst according to Muslim law tombs should be simple, as I discovered in Delhi and Agra, they are geometric, highly ornate and pleasing to the eye.

Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi is built of red sandstone and marble. It is symmetrical, built on a square base which supports the red sandstone mausoleum with white marble inlays, a magnificent marble dome and four smaller domes on each corner. The building is surrounded by a symmetrical square garden with water canals, paths and trees. It was the first building of its kind in India and was later followed by the Taj Mahal in Agra.

Within the grounds is the smaller Isa Khna Tomb which is different in style and beautiful in its symmetry.

This contrasts with the marble tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula, in Agra which was built in between 1622 and 1628 which is highly ornate with many of the decorative features associated with Islamic buildings.

Each mosque or mausoleum differs from its neighbour and it is these differences that has made designing the charts so interesting.

Mughal Mausoleum

Inspirations
Mausoleum 1

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