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Images of India (11) - The Taj Mahal (i)

September 27th 2011 03:19

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Taj Mahal : Entrance - The darwaze-i-rauza

This is the original entrance to the Taj Mahal: The Darwaze-i-rauza.
It is a detached gateway.
The gateway is three stories high, and on either side there are several rooms and halls. The central arch is surrounded by an elaborate frame, with set in marble, and containing the Daybreak Sura (Sura-al-Fajr) taken from the Quran. The panels of the frame are built so that those at the top are in larger writing (and proportionally downwards), so that when viewed from the ground, the script looks uniform in size.

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Images of India (10) - The Red Fort - Naubat Khana

May 24th 2011 08:19

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The Naubat Khana (meaning Music Gallery) is a three story pavillion constructed from sandstone. Here the musicians played their instruments announcing prayers, and on other special occasions.

Today, on the second floor, there is a war museum containing objects maingly from the Mughal era.

For more information see the excellent guide that I used when I visited the Red Fort:

"Red Fort - A comprehensive illustrated guide to a splendid imperial citadel",
an Eyewitness Travel guide. Published in India in 2008 by Dorling Kindersley.

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Images of India (9) - The Red Fort - Zafar Mahal

March 25th 2011 04:46

The Zafar Mahal (or Zafar's Palace) is a pavillion,within the Red Fort.
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It was built in 1842 by the last Mughal Emperor - Bahadus Shaf Zafar, and is made from sandstone. .

The Palace was built in the centre of gardens, named the Life-Bestowing Gardens (Hayat Baksh Bagh). It stood in the centre of a pool of water, which was formed where two water channels that flowed through the Garden met.

It consisted of a central courtyard, with a square room at each of the four corners.

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Images of India (8) - The Red Fort (Lal Qila) - Diwan-i-Am

January 28th 2011 22:44

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The Hall of Public Audiences (Diwan-i-Am)

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Images of India (7) - The Road from Delhi to Agra

December 3rd 2010 12:05

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Taken from the window of the car, these pictures give a glimpse into the poverty of those living alongside the busy road. Shelters composed of old pieces of plastic, cloth and any other materials that can be found are constructed amongst piles of rubbish, giving some shelter from the fearsome sun, but not from the overwhelming heat

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Images of India (6) - The Road from Delhi to Agra

November 30th 2010 12:00

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Images of India (5) - The road from Delhi to Agra

November 27th 2010 11:59

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Images of India (4) - Delhi Fire Station

November 23rd 2010 08:41

Sandwiched next to the Jama Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi is the Delhi Fire Station. Although aging, the station appears well cared for.

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Images of India (3) - Pushing a wooden cart

November 20th 2010 08:34

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Five men push along a heavily laden wooden cart throught the streets of Old Delhi.

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Images of India - Yoked Bullock

November 17th 2010 08:22

On the Streets of New Delhi, amongst people, bikes and other vechiles, a Bullock strains against it's yoke while pulling a heavily laden cart.

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Images of India (1) - Pepsi

November 14th 2010 08:03

An ancient Pepsi Truck with boxes balanced precariously on its roof pulls up alongside a streetside water seller and men unloading boxes of electronics from the back of a bicycle trailer

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