AGRA AND ITS MONUMENTS
PROF. R. NATH

 

Pp.224+120, Halftone Plates 247, Architectural Figures 64, Maps 5
 

This is an Encyclopedic work on Agra & Its sixty monuments including the Taj Mahal.


Chapters:

1. Agra : In Historical Limelight - Ancient Relics, Agra in 11th Century,
    Agra under Delhi Sultans (1206-1526) Agra and the Grand Mughals 
    (1526-1658)

2. The Great Mughals and their Architecture - Babur's Contribution to
    Architecture, Akbar and his National style, Jehangir's Age of color and
    design, Shah Jehan's Golden Age

3. Agra Fort and Its Monuments - Delhi Gate, Bengali Mahal, Khas Mahal,
    Shish Mahal, Mina Masjid, Diwan-i-Khass, Nagina Masjid, Diwan-i-Am,
    Moti Masjid, Hammam and Water System of the Fort

4. Tomb of Akbar and other Monuments at Sikandara Agra - Akbar's
    Tomb, Kanch Mahal, Tomb of Mariam Zamani, Tomb of Salabat Khan,
    Tomb of Sadiq Khan

5. Tomb of Itimad-Ud-Daulah and other Monuments of Trans Jamuna
    Agra - Itimad'ud-Daulah, Chini- ka -Rauzah, Humayun's Mosque

6. Taj Mahal & Its subsidiary buildings- Idea, site, land, builders,
    material, cost, architecture, lay out, garden,-Corner towers, Mosque
    and Mehman Khanah, Jal-Mahals, South Gate, Tomb of Akbarabadi
    Mahal and Fatehpuri Masjid, Saheli Burj

7. Miscellaneous Architectural Relics of Agra - Ghats, Wells, Step- wells,
    Tanks, Sarais, Gardens, Tomb of Firuz Khan, Chhatri Rani Hada, Jami
    Masjid, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Hessing's Tomb (1803)