Describe how Shah Jahan adapted the riverfront garden in the layout of the Teg Mahal.
The Taj Mahal is the grandest architectural accomplishment of Shah Jahan's reign. He adapted the river-front garden in the its layout. Here, the white marble mansoleum was placed on a terrace by the edge of the river and the garden was to its south. Shah Jahan developed this architectural form as a means to control the access that nobles had to the river.
Name the ruler who won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just – outside Delhi-i kuhna?
Find out whether there is a statue of or a memorial to a great person in your village or town. Why was it placed there? What purpose does it serve?
What type of structures were built by kings and their officers between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?
The rich and powerful construct large houses today. In what ways were the constructions of kings and their courtiers different in the past?
How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone the rich and the poor, the powerjul and the weak received justice equally from the emperor?
Throw light on how the construction of the Rqjarqjeshvara temple was a very difficult task.
An inscription in Shah Johan's diwan-i khas in Delhi stated, "If there is Paradise on Earth it is here, it is here, it is here". How was this image created?
How can you say that Mughal rulers adapted regional architectural styles in the construction of their buildings? Explain with examples.
In what ways do you think the policies of Rajendra I and Mahmud of Ghazni were a product of their time? How were the actions of the two rulers different? [Imp.]
Visit and describe any park or garden in your neighbourhood. In what ways is it similar to or different from the gardens of the Mughals?