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1. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara
Aurangabad
Group:- janvi
dhruvita
Pallav
Sahal
Issa
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2.  Location: Maharashtra ,
Aurangabad
 Approach: 5km from
Aurangabad bus stand
 Construction Timeline:1651-
1661
 Style Of Architecture: Mughal
Architecture ( Tomb
Architecture & Mughal Garden
(Charbagh) )
 Constructed By: Azam Shah
 Ownership : Archeological
survey of India
 Total construction cost was
about 6,68,203-7 annas
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3. It is beautiful mausoleum of Dilraz Bano begum wife of
Aurangzeb.
Constructed by his son between 1651 & 16611ad.
Main entrance & door was designed & erected by Ar.Ata
Ullah & Hanspat Rai.
The mausoleum drawn an inspiration from the world famous
Taj Mahal of Agra hence it is known as Taj Of Deccan.
 Topography: Architectural Plain Land
 Geology : Deccan plateau
 Soil: black cotton soil , Deccan basalt stone
 Vegetation: shady tree
 Hydrology: well drainage
HISTORY
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4.  Mughal Architectural Features:
 Minarets
 Domes
 Mausoleum
 Mughal gardens(char bagh)
 Water channels
 Water screens(chaadar)
 Avenues of trees
PLANNING
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5. Elements
Entrance
 Southern side is occupied by main entrance,enclosed
by folding door.
 Entrance is in the hexagonal form ornamented with
minarets
 The high enclosure wall with bastions at regular
intervals are provided to cut down the monotony
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6. Minarets
Each minaret has gallery about midway
While another gallery forms the hexagonal base
crowned with dome
There are staircase passes up the minaret
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7. Mosque:
 Mosque is found to the west of the structure
 Mosque was later addition to the structure by Nizams
of Hyderabad
 The interior contains a row of pillars with
corresponding pilasters
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8. Water channels:
 Charbagh was divided with paved pathways & water
channels
 Traditional four irrigation canals at the center had
been employed
 Water enters the garden by a chaddar
 Tanks , Fountains ,Wells is the key element of garden
 Water are lifted up by pumps
 Perennial water sources are there
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9. Mausoleum
The mausoleum is built on a high square platform of
polished red porphyritic trap
The flight of steps descends from the platform towards
the tomb
Tomb is situated on ground floor
Entrance of mausoleum is from first floor
Marble domes rises above with four minarets
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10. Interior:
 This entrance leads into a gallery running round the
interior, which looks down upon the tomb.
 Windows were carved with marble trellis and floral
patterns
 A soft and solemn light streams through the apertures
of marble tracery
 The floor inside is paved with white marble
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11. Door dome charbagh
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12. Taj Mahal Bibi-ka-maqbara
1.Taj mahal has 3 entrances 1.bibi-ka-maqbara has 1
entrance
2.Musoleum is at the end 2.Musoleum is at the center
3.Char bagh is infront of the
Musoleum
3.Mousoleum is surrounded
from all side by char bagh
4.Proportions and ratios are
based on golden ratios
4.Proportions and ratios are not
based on golden ratios. therfore
known as bad replica of Taj
Mahal
DIFFRENCE
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13. Taj Mahal
Bibi-ka-maqbara
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14. Materials
 Mausoleum Was In Marbles
 Mausoleum rest on platform is of
Red Porphyritic Trap
 The pavements are ornamented with
geometrical patterns
 Magnificent marble dome rises
above
 Four little chattris with corresponding
minarets are in marble
 Floriated Decorations Over A
Scalloped Arch And Over The Pillars
 Doors which are covered with a
running foliage pattern in brass from
the exterior
 Doors are carved in brass
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