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.
Taj mahal marble inlay.
Stone intarsia whereby colored marbles are inlaid into easily workable sandstone is the most basic type of inlay.
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.
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.
It also houses the tomb of shah jahan himself.
Three types of inlay are used to ornament the buildings of the taj complex.
Architecture of taj mahal.