View of the Taj Mahal with the Jami Masjid (mosque of the Taj Mahal) in the background, Agra, India

People:

Samuel Bourne (photographer)
Ustad Ahmad (architect)
Abdul Karim (role unspecified)
Amanat Khan (calligrapher)
Makramat Khan (architect)

Title:

View of the Taj Mahal with the Jami Masjid (mosque of the Taj Mahal) in the background, Agra, India

Date:

1866

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 19.9 x 28.2 cm secondary support: 27.0 x 30.4 cm

Reference number:

PH1978:0200:002

Point of View:

exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1978:0200:001 and PH1978:0200:002 are attached to the same mount on the recto and verso.

Inscription:

uninscribed - object uninscribed

Location:

Agra; Uttar Pradesh; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

garden
river
wall
domes
mausoleum
mosque
pointed arches
plinth
jali
minarets
finials
niches
marble inlays

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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