𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Shah Jahan Mosque ✧

The Shah Jahan Mosque is a 17th-century central mosque in the city of Thatta, Pakistan. The mosque was built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who bestowed it on Thatta as a token of gratitude, and is heavily influenced by Central Asian architecture – a reflection of Shah Jahan's campaigns near Samar...

#ShahJahanMosque #ShahJahan #Thatta #Pakistan #Mughal #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Jahan_Mosque,_Thatta

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Shah Jahan Mosque ✧

The Shah Jahan Mosque is a 17th-century central mosque in the city of Thatta, Pakistan. The mosque was built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who bestowed it on Thatta as a token of gratitude, and is heavily influenced by Central Asian architecture – a reflection of Shah Jahan's campaigns near Samar...

#ShahJahanMosque #ShahJahan #Thatta #Pakistan #Mughal #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Jahan_Mosque,_Thatta

The correct answer for Place of the Day (19 December, 2024) was: Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan...(see link for more)

https://app.bitwyze.org/pinpoint-where/place/TajMahal

#travel #explore #education #entertainment #TajMahal #Agra #India #ShahJahan

An exhibition on the extraordinary creative output of the Golden Age of the #Mughal Court from the reigns of #Akbar #Jahangir & #ShahJahan (1556-1605 AD) is on at Victoria & Albert #Museum #London till May5, 2025

One of the items on display here is this c1600 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting of a 'Portrait of a European' from #Agra #India

#IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #Art #artoftheday #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Museums #Painting #MughalHistory #MughalArt #MughalEmpire #MastoArt #Histodons

Eastern Gate of #JamaMasjid at #Delhi

Built by the #Mughal ruler #ShahJahan between 1644-1658 CE, Jama Masjid is the largest Mosque in #India

From Plate 1 of the first set of Thomas Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery' printed in 1795 CE, now at British Library, London.

#EidMubarak #EidUlAdha to all those celebrating #Eid today

#BritishInIndia #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #History #Art #Artist #Paintings #IndianHistory #Mastodons #ArtHistory #Heritage #MughalMonuments #Painting #Religion #Islam

My #Uber driver waits for me while I rush to get ready. I am late again, as usual.

'The Elephant & Rider'

c1640 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting of an #Elephant from the Royal Stables of the #Mughal ruler #ShahJahan

On view at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA exhibition of "The Howard Hodgkin Collection of #Indian Court #Paintings" (owner of this #MughalArt is @AshmoleanMuseum)

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #Museums #Animals

Attendants at an Imperial Durbar

c1645 CE fragment of a double-page #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Artist Hunhar & related to the 'Padshahnama' (Chronicle of the #Mughal emperor #ShahJahan) from the collection of Howard Hodgkin now at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art & on display at their exhibition 'Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of #Indian Court #Paintings' till 9th June 2024

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Histodons #TheMet