Monuments made by Mughals, who built them and when ....

2. Taj Mahal
Panch Mahal
Bibi ka Maqbara
Humaun’s Tomb
Kabuli Bagh
Shahjahna
Akabar
Aurangzeb
Haji Begum
Babur

3. BUILT BY - SHAHJAHAN
The Taj Mahal in
Agra,
a dream in white
marble was built by
Shah Jahan as a
memorial to his
beloved wife Mumtaz
Begum.
1 of the 7 wonders of the
world

4.  Built on the banks of the river
Jumna, it was started in 1632
A.D. and took 22 years to
complete.
Marble from Makrana and
precious stones from different
parts of the world were used in
its construction.
Entrance to the Taj is by a majes
gateway.

5. BUILT BY - AKBAR
Panch Mahal was basically a pleasure
palace of emperor Akbar. He primarily
used
it for relaxation and entertainment
purpose. The pool in front of the Panch
Mahal is called the ANOOP TALAO.
It is also known as "Badgir",
which means wind catcher tower.
Built on the
pattern of a
Buddhist
Temple,

6. It would have been filled with water, save for the
bridge, and it would have been the setting for
musical concerts and other entertainment.
All and all, the entire edifice
is very spacious and airy and
was styled in such a manner
It took10 years to build the whole city
With almost 84 columns supporting the ground
floor, the highest vaulted ground has only 4
columns.
The construction of Panch Mahal was indeed so
well planned that each storey in the palace is
pillared and is smaller than the one below, while
moving upwards
as to give relief to the Emperor from
scorching summer heat of Agra.

7. BUILT BY - AURANGZEB
Bibi ka maqbara is a
mausolem buillt by
Aurangzeb in memory
of his wife Dilras Banu
Begum..
It is also known as Dakkani Taj .... (Taj of Deccan)
Bibi ka Maqbara is
believed to be built
between 1651 and 1661
C.E. According to the
"Tarikh Namah" of
Ghulam Mustafa.

8. The mausoleum is laid out in
a Charbagh layout and stands on a high
square platform with four minarets at its
corners
Entry to the mausoleum is
through a main entrance
gate on its south, which has
foliage designs on brass
plate on wood covering from
the exterior.
An inscription found on
the main entrance door
mentions that this
mausoleum was designed
and erected by Ata-ullah,
an architect and Hanspat
Rai, an engineer
respectively.
The mortal remain of Rabia-ul-Daurani is placed
below the ground level surrounded by an
octagonal marble screen with exquisite designs,
which can be approached by a descending

9. BUILT BY - HAJI BEGUM
Humayun’s tomb
was built by his
widow Haji Begum
in Delhi in
1569A.D., fourteen
years after his
death.
Later used to bury various
members of the ruling family, it
has been called the necropolis
of the Mughal dynasty.

10. Planned by a Persian
architect and constructed
by Indian workers, it is a
combination of both Persian
and Indian styles of
The mausoleum stands in the centre of a
square enclosed garden. The garden is
divided and sub-divided into squares,
typical of Mughal gardens. (Char baah
style)Built of red
sandstone with
an inlay of
black, white and
yellow marble it
presents an
imposing
picture.
Entrance to the
mausoleum is
through two
double storied
gateways

11. BUILT BY - BABUR
Location : Panipat
Built in : 1526
It was constructed by the
king to commemorate his
victory over Ibrahim Lodhi.
Humayun, after
defeating Salim Shah,
added a masonry
platform known as
'Chabutra-I-Fateh
Mubarak'.

12. Each annexe has nine bays, which are
crowned with hemispherical domes
sitting on low drums.
The mosque is flanked by chambers on
two sides and an inscription in Persian
runs along the parapet.
The main prayer hall, square on plan has
annexes on sides and its high facade
divided in panels is plastered with lime.
Babur built this mosque named after his wife Kabuli Begum.