What is a shikhara in mughal architecture
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Shikhara, a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples. A shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.
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✴The most famous of Shah jahan's architectural achievements is the Taj Mahal situated in Agra.
✴It was a Mausoleum he built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
✴The Taj Mahal stands on a large platform surrounded by the gardens.
✴At each of the four corners of the platform, there is a thin tower of minaret.
✴The building is made up of pure white marble while the delicate marble screens and the pietra dura on the walls are the finest decorative features.
✴Red sandstone, silver and gold, carnelian, jasper jade and lapis lazulai were brought overall from Asia.
✴It is said that white Makrana marble was brought from Jodhpur by more than thousands of elephants.
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