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English: This photograph was taken in the 1860s for the Allardyce Collection. It shows the Bibi-ka-Maqbara or Queen's Tomb (1678), the most famous building in Aurangabad. After the death of his wife Rabia Durani in 1657, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658-1707) ordered his son Azam Shah to build a mausoleum for her. It was designed by the architect Ata Aula as an imitation on a reduced scale of the Taj Mahal at Agra. Lack of funds meant that it fell short of the original plan. The mausoleum is situated in the centre of a walled enclosure with a garden surrounded by a crenellated wall with bastions. It is a square building with a pointed arch to each front covered by a large dome with four corner minarets. This print was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1860s.
Date 1860s
date QS:P,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Source http://www.oldindianphotos.in/2010_09_12_archive.html
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