Panorama of the Moti Masjid [Pearl Mosque] Agra, India

People:

John Murray (photographer)
Shahjahan, Emperor of India (patron)

Title:

Panorama of the Moti Masjid [Pearl Mosque] Agra, India

Date:

1857

Description:

- Photographs PH1999:0177, PH1999:0179 - PH1999:0180 comprise a set of three unmounted, uninscribed paper negatives.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 panorama(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen print

Dimensions:

negatives (range): 38.1 to 38.9 x 48 to 48.2 cm

Reference number:

PH1999:0177; PH1999:0179-0180

Point of View:

partial views
exterior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- PH1999:0177 is slightly torn on upper lef-hand corner. PH1999:0179 is slightly torn on upper right and lower left corners. PH1999:0180 is torn on upper right and lower left corners. The left-hand side edge is irregular.

Inscription:

uninscribed - object uninscribed

Location:

Agra; Uttar Pradesh; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

garden
courtyard
ruins
marble
street
fountain
parapets
parapet
wall
walls
domes
steps
porch
hall
mausoleum
mosque
pishtaq
pointed arches
façade
plinth
mahal
fort
moat
cemetery
tombstones
portal
kiosks
columns (architectural elements)
arches
carriage
jami
masjid
calligraphy
sandstone
jali
bungalows
Hillside architecture
pointed arch
eave
eaves
minarets
bagh
pool
finial
finials
chhatris
panorama
cusped arches
niches
wings (building divisions)
marble inlays

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

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