The Complete Taj Mahal: and the Riverfront Gardens of Agra

Nowavailableinpaperbackandillustratedbyhundredsofnewphotographsanddrawingswithanin-depthexplanationofeachbuilding,EbbaKoch,theforemostauthorityonMughalarchitecture,leadsthereaderthroughthewholecomplexandgardensoftheTajMahal.Thisencounterisframedbyacompleteaccountofthemausoleumsurbansetting,itsdesignandconstruction,itssymbolicmeaning,anditshistoryuptothepresentday.OneofthemostfamiliarsymbolsofIndiaissuddenlyendowedwithnewsignificanceandaddedwonder.ThisisanindispensableguideforthoseathomeaswellasthosevisitingtheTajMahal,asittakesthereaderonawalkthroughthecomplex,revealingrichesthatareoftenoverlooked.Lookingatthebookisthenextbestthingtogoingtotheplace-ArchitecturalReviewMarksamajoradvanceinourunderstandingofoneoftheworldstestmonumentsaserious,academicworkthatdoesnotneglecttheimportanceofgoodillustrations-BulletinoftheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies