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The Taj Mahal is the masterpiece of Mughal art
- and one of the most
famous buildings in the world. Yet until now, there has been no
full
analysis of its architecture and meaning. In her new book, Ebba
Koch
recreates the lost world of the Agra gardens and the greatest monument
to love ever built. She has been working on the palaces and gardens
of
Shah Jahan for thirty years and on the Taj Mahal itself –
the tomb of the
emperor’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal – for a decade. In her
lecture, she will
discuss not only the famous white marble mausoleum but the entire
complex of the Taj Mahal including the mosque and guest house that
flank it, the garden, the great gate, the forecourt, the quarters
of the
tomb attendants and the now almost completely lost bazaar and
caravanserai complex.
Ebba Koch is Professor of Art History at the University of Vienna
and has
been the architectural advisor to the Taj Mahal Conservation Collaborative
since 2001. Among her previous books are King of the World, Mughal
Art
and Imperial Ideology and Mughal Architecture, which has become
the
standard work on the subject.
Members’ Priority Booking Period to 10 January then open to
the
public.Asia House Members and concs £4, Non-members £7
Tickets available from Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street,
London Tel: 020 7307 5454 mailto:enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk |
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