Architectures

Itimad-ud-Daulah, the Mughal Mausoleum (9x5)

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Finished in 1627, the mausoleum of Itimad-Ud-Daula is considered to be the precursor of the Taj Mahal - on which construction started just a few years later, in 1631. This remarkable monument reigns over the city of Agra, in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh.