A Hand Book To Agra And The Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri And The Neighbourhood

This little book is not intended for a history or archeological treatise, but to assist those who visit, or have visited, Agra, to an intelligent understanding of one of the greatest epochs of Indian Art. In the historical part of it, he has omitted unimportant names and dates, and only attempted to give such a sketch of the personality of the greatest of the Great Moguls, and of the times in which they lived, as is necessary for an appreciation of the wonderful monuments they left behind them. India is the only part of the British Empire where art is still a living reality, a portion of the people?s spiritual possessions. Many noted scholars and historians have attempted to revive the legend that the Taj was designed by an obscure Italian architect employed by Shah Jahan. The book is the product of extensive study of the one of the Seven Wonders of the World. With 14 beautiful plates and four plans delineate the things more interesting way to make the subject of the book an indispensable one.