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Taj Mahal, Agra

Taj Mahal, Agra

Taj Mahal, Agra

John Edward Saché

Taj Mahal, Agra

year

c. 1870 

size

9.2 x 11.8 in.

medium

Silver albumen print on paper

This photograph depicts a view of the Taj Mahal, possibly from the southern end of the gardens. Built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1648 CE to memorialize his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, it stands as a symbol of love and beauty. Ustad Ahmad Lahori was the chief architect of the mausoleum. The exquisite Mughal gardens of Taj Mahal were built in the Charbagh (four-fold gardens) style, where the square-shaped garden is divided into two main walkways, further dividing the garden into four quadrants. These delicately manicured pleasure gardens built by the Mughals can be seen replicated later at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by Sir Edward Lutyens.

John Edward Saché was a prominent nineteenth century European photographer. He began his career in America and later moved to Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1865 and Bombay (Mumbai) in 1869. In the 1870s, John Edward Saché ran photographic studios in Lucknow, Meerut, Nainital, and Mussoorie. He left India in the early 1880s.
Taj Mahal, Agra
Taj Mahal, Agra
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