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Jehangir's Mausoleum. Built in 1637 AD by his son,Shah Jahan,the marble and sandstone tomb of the Mughal emperor is decorated with pietra dura.
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Jehangir's Mausoleum. Built in 1637 AD by his son,Shah Jahan,the marble and sandstone tomb of the Mughal emperor is decorated with pietra dura.
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Jehangir's Mausoleum. Built in 1637 AD by his son,Shah Jahan,the marble and sandstone tomb of the Mughal emperor is decorated with pietra dura.
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Completed in 1676 AD by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,Badshahi Mosque can accommodate 60,000 worshippers in its courtyard. Four minarets sour above the mosque's corners.
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Completed in 1676 AD by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,Badshahi Mosque can accommodate 60,000 worshippers in its courtyard. Four minarets sour above the mosque's corners.
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Completed in 1676 AD by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,Badshahi Mosque can accommodate 60,000 worshippers in its courtyard
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Completed in 1676 AD by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,Badshahi Mosque can accommodate 60,000 worshippers in its courtyard
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The Kalan complex,the minaret dates to 1127 AD. Built during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed.
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The Cenotaph of Maharajah Ranjit Singh,the founder of the Sikh Empire,lies just outside the precinct of the Badshahi Mosque.
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Iwans of The Taj Mahal mausoleum, southern view detail diamond facets with bas relief marble, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Iwans of The Taj Mahal mausoleum, western view detail diamond facets with bas relief marble, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Iwans of The Taj Mahal mausoleum, western view detail diamond facets with bas relief marble, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum western view (viewed from Taj Mahal Mosque with its prayer mat floor tiles) at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum western view (viewed from Taj Mahal Mosque with its prayer mat floor tiles) at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum western view (viewed from Taj Mahal Mosque) at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum eastern view (viewed from Taj Mahal Mosque), Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum southern view with reflecting pool and cypress trees, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum southern view with reflecting pool and cypress trees, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Taj Mahal mausoleum southern view with reflecting pool and cypress trees, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gur-e-Mir,a mausoleum commissioned by Timur and completed in 1404AD for his grandson and heir Muhammed Sultan who died campaigning. A year later,Timur died and was interred alongside Muhammed.
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The Kalan Mosque. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed.
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Uzbek men sit outside The Kalan Mosque. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed.
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Pligrims and Indian families resting outside of main facade of Taj Mahal,Agra. India
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View of Taj Mahal Mausoleum from across the Chameli Farsh (Terrace),Agra. India
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Looking towards Taj Mahal across the Al-Kawthar,the Celestial Pool of Ambundance,
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Looking towards Taj Mahal across the Al-Kawthar,the Celestial Pool of Ambundance,
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The domes and cupolas of the 17th-century Badshahi Mosque enliven the Lahore skyline.
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Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India
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The Kalan minaret. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed,the minaret collapsed destroying a large section of the mosque. It was rebuilt during Arslan Khan Muhammed's life-time. Almost 50 m tall it so impressed Genghis Khan,he ordered that it be spared when Bukhara was pillaged in 1220AD.
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The Kalan minaret. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed,the minaret collapsed destroying a large section of the mosque. It was rebuilt during Arslan Khan Muhammed's life-time. Almost 50 m tall it so impressed Genghis Khan,he ordered that it be spared when Bukhara was pillaged in 1220AD.
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Oman, Muscat, Ghubrah, detail of the entrance courtyard to the main prayer hall of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.
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An elderly resident of Lahore,capital of the Punjab and Pakistan's most cultured city.
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A close shave: most men in Pakistan visit a barber several times each week.
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View across the sprawling necropolis of the City of the Dead,also known as the Eastern Cemetery,Cairo,Egypt
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Tombs of the Sakadh of Jehangir (Jahangir), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia
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Internal view of the arcade of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Al Maqta district of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Internal view of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Al Maqta district of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Interior architectural detail and chandeliers of the prayer hall in the the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Al Maqta district of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Interior architectural detail and chandeliers of the prayer hall in the the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Al Maqta district of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Interior architectural detail and chandeliers of the prayer hall in the the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Al Maqta district of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra, a loacl woman dressed in a saree standing in the doorway of the jawab (mirror mosque) at the Taj Mahal
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Oman, Muscat, Boshar. The 90 metres high marble minaret of the magnificent Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. Construction started in 1995 and took six years to complete.
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Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India
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Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India
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Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India
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India,Rajasthan,Jaisalmer,Bada Bagh (literally Big Garden). Built by a descendant of Jaisal and maharaja of Jaisalamer,Jai Singh II,commissioned a dam to create a water tank during his reign in the 18th C. After his death,his son Lunkaran,built a beautiful garden next to the lake and a chhatri (Hindi for cenotaph) for his father on a hill next to the lake.
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Humayun's Tomb,New Delhi (but not really a New Delhi building; it actually stands alongside the medieval Muslim area called Nizamuddin).
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Humayun's Tomb,New Delhi (but not really a New Delhi building; it actually stands alongside the medieval Muslim area called Nizamuddin).
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Humayun's Tomb,New Delhi (but not really a New Delhi building; it actually stands alongside the medieval Muslim area called Nizamuddin).
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Humayuns Tomb built by emperor Humayuns wife example of the early Mughal architecture
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The Shah I Zandah Necropolis, built on the southern slopes of Afrasaib Hill over a period of 900 years from 11th to 19th centuries. It developed around the tomb of Kusam ibn Abbas, a cousin and companion of the Prophet who was with the first Arab armies in Transoxiana and died at Samarkand in 677.
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Oman, Muscat, Ghubrah, detail of the entrance courtyard leading to the prayer hall of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.
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India, Rajasthan, Alwar. Built in 1815, the marble and sandstone cenotaph of Maharaja Bakhtawar Singh stands alongside the City Palace at the foot of steep hills and the city's famous Bala Qila fort.
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United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The courtyard and white marble exterior of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Completed in 2007 the mosque can hold over 40,000 worshippers and is made up of 82 domes and four 107m high minarets. The spectacular evening lighting varies from white to blue according to the phases of the moon.
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United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The courtyard and white marble exterior of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Completed in 2007 the mosque can hold over 40,000 worshippers and is made up of 82 domes and four 107m high minarets.
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United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The courtyard and white marble exterior of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The spectacular evening lighting varies from white to blue according to the phases of the moon.
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United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The courtyard and white marble exterior of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The spectacular evening lighting varies from white to blue according to the phases of the moon.
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Turkey, Central Anatolia, Amasya, Sultan Beyazit II Camii mosque and Tombs of the Pontic Kings
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