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Tomb of Favourite Wife of Aurungzehe

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Date: about 1860–1889
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: English
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

View of the Bibi Ka Maqbara mausoleum built for the wife of Emperor Aurangzeb, a palatial building of Islamic architecture, with a large domed cupola, a scalloped arch facade, and four visible minarets. One of the minarets lacks a top gallery. Visible in the foreground are two men dressed in traditional garments, sitting in a grassy area with raised pathways.

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