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India Old Postcard Akbar's Tomb Sikandara Entrance GateVintage British Indian B/W picture post card, Agra Sikandara Tomb of Akbar Entrance Gate. Built by his son Jahangir.Publisher: Lal Chand & Sons Photographers Dariba Delhi
Background: Sikandra, Akbar's tomb is in the former Lodi capital. Akbar started building his mausoleum in the true Timurid tradition, but the actual monument was completed by his son Jahangir. He pulled down most of the earlier structure and redesigned it according to his wishes and the result is more than impressive. There is a huge gateway, Buland Darwaza, modeled on the famed victory gate at Fatehpur Sikri, leads to the great garden enclosure. The decoration on the gateway is strikingly bold, with its large mosaic patterns.
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