Partial view of the Moti Masjid [Pearl Mosque] showing part of the façade and the portal, Agra, India

People:

John Murray (photographer)
Shahjahan, Emperor of India (role unspecified)

Title:

Partial view of the Moti Masjid [Pearl Mosque] showing part of the façade and the portal, Agra, India

Date:

1857

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 negative(s)

Technique and media:

Paper negative

Dimensions:

negative: 38.9 x 48.0 cm

Reference number:

PH1999:0180

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is torn on upper right and lower left corners. The left-hand side edge is irregular.

Location:

Agra; Uttar Pradesh; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

courtyard
parapets
mosque
pishtaq
portal
kiosks
columns (architectural elements)
masjid
pointed arch
chhatris
cusped arches

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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