Where is taj mahal located in which state
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Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Ustad Ahmad Lahori was an Iranian (Persian) architect in South Asia during Mughal Empire.[1][2] It is said that he was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, built between 1632 and 1648 during the ruling period of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Its architecture, being a combination of Indo-Islamic and Mughal architectural styles, is widely praised around the world and Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the Wonders of the World.
Life
As his name indicated, Ustad Ahmad originally hailed from Lahore.[3]
Shah Jahan's court histories emphasize his personal involvement in the construction and it is true that, more than any other Mughal emperor, he showed the greatest interest in building new magnificent buildings, holding daily meetings with his architects and supervisors. The court chronicler Lahori, writes that Shah Jahan would make "appropriate alterations to whatever the skillful architects had designed after considerable thought a
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by Kate Robinson, MTC Literary Intern
In Rajiv Joseph’s play, Guards at the Taj, soldiers Babur and Humayun witness the unveiling of the Taj Mahal. While Humayun attributes the magnificent structure to the Emperor Shah Jahan, Babur gives credit for its creation to the architect, Ustad Isa.
But who was Ustad Isa? Was he really the genius behind one of the world’s most beautiful pieces of architecture?
The short answer: no.
Here’s what we know: documentation during the reigns of the Mughal emperors was tightly controlled by the emperors themselves. For this reason, we have very little evidence describing the construction process of the Taj Mahal. For two centuries, the building of the Taj Mahal was solely attributed to the Emperor Shah Jahan’s divine inspiration as a loving dedication to his dead wife, despite thousands of artisans having worked on it.
However, by the late 1800s, Britain controlled nearly 75% of India, and assumed management of the Taj Mahal. The British government landscaped the gardens to look more like those of the royal palace in Lo
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Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Punjabi architect of Mughal Empire (1580–1649)
Ustad Ahmad Lahori (Punjabi pronunciation:[ʊstaːdˈɛː(ɦ)mədlə(ɦ)oːɾiː]; c.1580–1649),[1] also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori, was a Punjabi architect and engineer of the Mughal Empire who served as the chief architect during the reign of Shah Jahan; and was responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, in Agra; as well as the Red Fort in Delhi, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. He is regarded as one of the most significant architects in Indian history.
He was one of the leading architects responsible for the establishment of the imperial city of Shahjahanabad. His architecture is a combination of Indo-Islamic and Persian architectural styles, and thus, a major instance of Indo-Persian culture.
Life
Ustad Ahmad Lahori hailed from Lahore, Lahore Subah, as his nisba indicates.[2] He has been described as a Punjabi[3] and an Indian of Iranian heritage.[4][5] Even after his family's mig
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