Baby Taj

Agra’s third main tourist attraction after the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort is the tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah, more commonly know as the “Baby Taj”. The first Mughal building to be faced with white marble inlaid with contrasting semi-precious stones – it set the architectural precedent for the Taj Mahal built a couple of decades later.

The “Baby Taj” is a perfectly proportioned gem of a building, highly decorated with complex geometric patterns set in serene gardens on the banks of the Yamuna River:

© Mark Simms Photography (2014)

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