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Shah Jahan's Last View

Shah Jahan's Last View

An early real photo postcard where the deterioration of the chemicals on the margins contributes to the preciousness of the scene, said to be the view the imprisoned Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan enjoyed from Agra Fort of the tomb he had built for his

The Taj Mahal, Agra

The Taj Mahal, Agra

[Original] The Taj Mahal - A dream of Oriental spendour, fashioned as the last resting place for the "Exalted One of the Palace," the wife of Shah Jehan. "If there is heaven on earth it is this, it is this." [end]

From the very first Tuck's Agra

The Taj Mahal, Agra

The Taj Mahal, Agra

[Original caption] Commenced in 1637 and completed in 1648 A.D. by the Emperor Shahjehan. Wonderful Building in the world [end]

A standard view of the Taj, but one which manages to capture the uplifting whiteness of the marble better than most.

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