why shahjahann period is regarde as golden peak of mughal architecture
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On account of the intense interest taken and vigorous efforts made in raising magnificent and spacious buildings by Shah Jahan the Mughal period in general and his period in specific came to be known as the golden period of Indian architecture.During his period architecture reached its highest water mark in India.
Important features of Shah Jahan’s buildings are:
1. Shah Jahan’s buildings are unmatched in exquisite beauty of form.
2. Shah Jahan’s buildings have no parallel in symmetry of design.
3. Shah Jahan’s buildings are unsurpassed in grandeur.
4. Shah Jahan’s buildings have great strength.
5. Shah Jahan’s buildings have beautiful balance among different parts.
6. Shah Jahan’s buildings have a great variety—cities, forts, gardens, mosques and palaces etc.
7. Shah Jahan’s buildings are located at different places like Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Delhi, Lahore, Kabul and Kashmir etc
8. Shah Jahan’s buildings display a synthesis of Indian and foreign architectural style.
9. Shah Jahan’s buildings are mostly built with white marble in place of red stone..