cover image: Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, Agra, ca.1900-1929

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Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, Agra, ca.1900-1929

"Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah [Itmad-ud-Daulah], Agra. 1232." Exterior view of the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg ennobled as Itmad-ud-Daulah (The Pillar of the State). It was built by Begum Nur Jahan, the daughter of Ghiyas Beg. Small in comparison to some tombs it has become known as the 'Jewel Box', the Persian and Indian styles can be seen in the Chhatris topped minarets and elaborate Jali screens inset into the archways. ❧ This is one of a series of photographs contained in an album showing popular tourist attractions in India, the album was owned by an unknown Church of Scotland missionary who had probably taken the tour whilst working out in the region. Unfortunately there is very little information with the photographs as to there ownership.
tourism monuments tombs buildings (structures) architecture (discipline)
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78791
Date published
circa 1900/1929
Dates
circa 1900/1929
Pages
Photographic prints, 29.5 x 20.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Agra Asia India Uttar Pradesh
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-a-nls-75646431-1.tif
Rights
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. manuscripts@nls.uk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/5cc2d81a44e0b7bcbf75fb08acd6dc62

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