This is superceded by the positioning of colored stones into white marble on a large scale.
Taj mahal marble inlay.
It was commissioned in 1632 by the mughal emperor shah jahan reigned from 1628 to 1658 to house the tomb of his favourite wife mumtaz mahal.
Taj mahal agra india famous for best sightseeing tourist spot and famous for inlaid art and white marble and the art was done by persian artist and decoartive by semi precious stones like as coral jade onyx cornelian and mother of pearl.
Architecture of taj mahal.
It constructed in the memory of shah jahan s beloved wife mumtaz still the site represented as the world wonder and considered as the love symbol.
Stone intarsia whereby colored marbles are inlaid into easily workable sandstone is the most basic type of inlay.
Taj mahal and its marble inlay art taj mahal is a visible love symbol of the mughal emperor shah jahan and his wife mumtaz.