Pietra dura (2) ... by KarmaSong
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Description
This is the mausoleum of I'timad-ud-Daulah, built between 1622 and 1628, in the memory of Mirza Ghias Beg, the grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal - Emperor Shah Jahan's wife, for whom the Taj Mahal was dedicated.The 'pietra dura' technique here combines white marble with an extensive use of rare and semi precious stones of all hues and shades, such as agate, carnelian, garnet, jade, jasper, lapis lazuli, opal, onyx and turquoise. The red sandstone platform has bands of highly stylized floral patterns and creepers. The Taj Mahal is much bigger and more impressive, but I'timad-ud-Daulah is certainly more richly and abundantly decorated than the Taj- this may be why it is also called ' the jewel box' in India....
... Thank you very much for your comments on my last capture. Please zoom in on this one and have a very sunny and artistic week-end .
Comments (37)
This is GREAT. Love the colors here and deep blue sky to bring this image to life. Amazing details as well!
Mon Dieu Jean-Luc, quelle beauté tu nous offres-là ! Je suis totalement sous le charme de cet édifice ! Il semble effectivement si précieux que l'on dirait une boîte à bijoux finement travaillée. Ca montre bien les sentiments que le maître d'oeuvre avait pour la personne défunte ! Merci de partager avec nous ce souvenir : je suis sûre qu'il t'est très cher :-)
This is an amazing structure.
Un édifice absolument splendide et d'une grande richesse de détails! Magnifique capture de ce joyaux! Merci pour les infos.
This one is a very awesome capture, Jean Luc! Better than a postcard.... Impressive strutture, I'm interested ad opal, onyx and lapis stones! I love them..….:))))))) great work my friend, Ale ^_^
Ce bâtiment richement décoré est splendide, et ta photo est magnifique, Jean-Luc ! Et merci pour les infos !
WOW... J'ignorais totalement l'existence de ce bijou de l'architecture... Il est absolument fantastique!!!
impressive photo, beautiful palace
Jean-Luc, first of all let me say how thrilled I was to see you doing a follow up on your last presentation. This mausoleum really is a site to behold and has such a rich and exciting history behind it. I could literally stare at this photograph of it you took for hours.
marvellous picture
Truly extraordinary architecture and culture! A magnificent photo! Bravo and thanks for sharing!
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
oh wow this is so lovely
Wow, what a super zoom and excellent image. So symmetrical too.
Great architecture, superb and interesting capture!
She must have been much loved. A beautiful place and capture, so special. Hugs galore with bisous. xx
Wonderful capture of this fantastic architecture,the zoom looks so beautiful with the fine details,thanks for sharing and for the info********
Stunning building
Vraiment une belle architecture! Excellent éclairage et le contraste. Super pêche! Félicitations ...
wow! charming architecture and beautiful building! wonder what they could achieve so many years ago! :o)
Remarquable photo avec une lumière qui livre des détails magnifiques sur cette architecture peu connue. Bravo!
Gorgeous ...
Great structure!!Fantastic design and capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A fair bit of most interesting history revealed in few words, so wonderfully done so, my Friend! How majestic to look at this... I've only heard and made references in speech to this structure itself only a few times, and to see this the way you have captured it for us is a phenomenal treat. If I were to use one word to describe it, I think it would be 'sublime'. The precious stones that are present here all have such unique properties... onyx is a very special one for me. I'm speechless, and in awe! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Un très beau mausolée qui, même s'il est plus petit, a certainement contribué à donner une idée de la splendeur possible à créer pour le Taj-Mahal! Ici ce sont des jardins à la place des bassins (ou bien d'anciens bassins?), mais l'environnement est taillé également de la même façon pour mener vers le dernier lieu de repos du défunt.
Very beautiful building. Fantastic shot, excellent POV and details and thank you for the interesting informations.
De l'inconvénient de partir ! j'en aurais presque (presque, heureusement) raté cette merveille ! L'homme qui est capable des pires choses, sait aussi créer les plus belles.
An exquisite example of architecture.Fantastic travel photography by you,Jean-Luc.
LES INDES...quel pays mystérieux :)
interesting and beautiful.