View of the Taj Mahal in Agra

• View of the Taj Mahal in Agra
• View of the Taj Mahal and the trees in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taj and Garden, from the Entrance Gate

RP-F-F80436

• number: ‘1075’
• name: ‘Bourne’

The Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan had the tomb built in the 17th century as a final resting place for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. While today the area around the monument is open, Bourne’s photograph shows how dense it was in the 19th century.

fotograaf: Samuel Bourne (signed by artist), Agra

1863 - 1865

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height 236 mm x width 288 mm

Public domain

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