General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Dome |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Mausoleum / tomb |
| Architectural style: |
Mughal |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1983 |
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| Location: |
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 27° 10' 30.05" N 78° 2' 31.75" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 17.70 m | |
| rise | 24.4 m |
Materials
| towers |
marble
|
|---|---|
| dome |
marble
|
| building structure |
marble
|
Participants
Architecture
- Usad Ahmad (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1956): A Critique on the Taj Mahal. In: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, v. 15, n. 4 (December 1956), pp. 7-11.
- (1990): The History of Architecture in India. From the Dawn of Civilization to the End of the Raj. Phaidon Press Ltd., London (United Kingdom), pp. 255.
- (2018): Investigation of construction techniques used for the foundation of the Taj Mahal in India. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, v. 171, n. 3 (August 2018), pp. 104-113.
- (1996): Kuppeln aller Zeiten, aller Kulturen. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 76-7, 212.
- (2005): Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?. Une histoire de l'Architecture. Editions Gründ, Paris (France), pp. 310-311.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000293 - Published on:
21/05/1999 - Last updated on:
27/04/2026
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