Taj Mahal Gate, ca 1870, by John Edward Sache

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The four storeyed main gateway of the Taj Mahal is 100 feet high and is built in red sandstone. The Arabic calligraphy from the Holy Quran and motifs of entwined flowers, leaves and vines spiraling down its niches. These motifs have been made by semi-precious stones inlaid in the white marble.

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Size: 3557px × 2742px
Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: /, 19th, archival, black, century, historic, historical, honor, indian, maid, mughal, ornate, phtl, red, sandstone, temple, tomb, white