ITIMAD-UD-DAULAH'S TOMB



Visiting Itimad ud Daulah Tomb - The Baby Taj Mahal in Agra

This is the first tomb in India made entirely of marble. It is the tomb of Mir GheyasBeg (later known as Itimad-ud-daulah), who was a minister in the court of Shah Jahan. Visiting Itimad-ud-daulah's Tomb is like taking a step back in time intoAgra's history.The tomb of Itimad-ud-daulah marks the transition from the first phase of the Mughal architecture to the second. This was the first structure to make use of pietra dura and the first to be built on the banks of the Yamuna River. It basically consists of Indo-Islamic architecture, with the use of arched entrances and octagonal shaped towers. If you take a bird's eye of Itimad-ud-daulah Tomb, it looks like a jewel box set in a garden. This magnificent mausoleum, built on the banks of Yamuna, was to inspire the construction of one of the wonders of the world "Taj Mahal" in the later years.often referred to as the "baby Tajmahal" the tomb of itimad-ud daulah is a mughal mausoleum and often regarded as a copy of the Taj Mahal.




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