Baby Taj

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Baby Taj is a Mughal-era white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, often considered a draft of the Taj Mahal due to its intricate inlay work and elegant architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal architecture ⓘ
heritage structure ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
alsoKnownAs I'timād-ud-Daulah ka Maqbara ⓘ
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb ⓘ
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah ⓘ
linked to: Itimad-ud-Daulah
architecturalStyle Mughal ⓘ
linked to: Mughal period
builtFor Mirza Ghiyas Beg ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Asmat Begum ⓘ
Mirza Ghiyas Beg ⓘ
members of Nur Jahan's family ⓘ
commissionedBy Nur Jahan ⓘ
constructionEnd c. 1628 ⓘ
constructionStart c. 1622 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
decorativeTechnique fresco and painted stucco ⓘ
pietra dura ⓘ
era Mughal Empire ⓘ
gardenType charbagh (four-part garden) ⓘ
hasColor multicolored stone inlay ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasFeature central tomb chamber ⓘ
charbagh garden layout ⓘ
chhatris (domed kiosks) ⓘ
corner towers ⓘ
delicate jali screens ⓘ
gateway structures ⓘ
geometric and floral motifs ⓘ
intricate inlay work ⓘ
minaret-like corner turrets ⓘ
painted interior decorations ⓘ
riverfront terrace ⓘ
symmetrical plan ⓘ
hasPrimaryOccupant Mirza Ghiyas Beg ⓘ
hasSignificance early example of extensive white marble use in Mughal tombs ⓘ
prototype for later Mughal mausoleums ⓘ
heritageContext Mughal riverfront gardens of Agra ⓘ
influenced Taj Mahal ⓘ
locatedIn Agra ⓘ
India ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
materialUsed pietra dura inlay ⓘ
red sandstone (platform and gateway elements) ⓘ
semi-precious stone inlay ⓘ
white marble ⓘ
namedAfterTitleOf I'timād-ud-Daulah ⓘ
nearbyAttractionOf Taj Mahal ⓘ
oftenDescribedAs draft of the Taj Mahal ⓘ
jewel box in marble ⓘ
patron Nur Jahan ⓘ
period reign of Jahangir ⓘ
linked to: Jahangir
planType square plan with corner towers ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
situatedOn bank of the Yamuna River ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ

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