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Tomb of Jahangir

2007.11.15
Outside Main Entrance

Main Entrance

Garden

Entryway to inner courtyard

Four-tiered minaret

Pietra dura detail

Corridor

Entrance to the tomb chamber

Artwork

Jahangir's final resting place

Jahangir's grave

Location: Shahdara, Lahore

Tomb of Jahangir, is the mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled from 1605 to 1627. The mausoleum is located near the town of Shahdara in Lahore, Pakistan. His son Shah Jahan built the mausoleum 10 years after his father's death. It is sited in an attractive walled garden. It has four 30 meter high minarets. The interior is embellished with frescoes and pietra dura inlay and colored marble. - wiki

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5 Comments
vollenda Beautiful set of a very beautiful site.
vollenda · 2007-11-21: 21:50
facan Wonderful!!!
facan · 2007-11-21: 23:08
PhotoSlave WOW! Awesome shot #12! I like it!
PhotoSlave · 2007-11-22: 02:06
fionarobinson wow, you have been busy, great stuctural shots.
fionarobinson · 2007-11-22: 04:43
suprit6313 This is very similar to Humayun's tomb in Delhi - India..
beautiful pics!!
suprit6313 · 2007-11-22: 13:43
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