Building the Taj Mahal
“Agra, c. 1640. The white marble mausoleum rises beside the Yamuna under Shah Jahan's supervision. Foreground shows pietra dura craftsmen inlaying floral patterns and bullocks dragging marble from Makrana; midground reveals scaffolds and the four minarets reaching skyward; the river winds past the red sandstone walls of Agra Fort in the distance.”
