Full name Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram

Time period 1592 to 1666

Born Lahore ,Pakistan
Father Jahangir
Mother Jagat Gosaini
Ruling period 1628 – 1658
Predecessor Jahangir
Successor Aurangzeb
5th Emperor of Mughal dynasty
Shah Jahan
 Shah Jahan has been variously called as ‘Prince among builders’
LIST OF STRUCTURE BULIT :
Taj mahal Jama Masjid
Agra fort Moti Masjid
Diwan I Khas Shalimar Gardens
Diwan I Am
Shahjahanbad
Red Fort
JAMA MASJID
 Largest mosque in India.
Originally called "mosque commanding view of the world“.
 It can be called as the replica of Moti Masjid in Agra.

LOCATION :
 Jama masjid is about 500m
west of the Red fort.
 HISTORY
 Mughal emperor Shahjahan’s thirty years of reign has witness the
construction of several glorious buildings that including the Jama
masjid.
 After building the fortified city of Shahjahanabad and his palace he felt
the need of a large mosque.
 Five thousand workers has made it in six years.
 The chief cleric, Imam Bukhari, is the direct descendant of the Mullah
who came from Bukhara to inaugurate the Jama Masjid.
 ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES :
 It has three entrance.
 Southern gate has 33 steps for genral public.
 Northern gate has 39 steps for nobles.
 Eastern gate has 35 steps
it was formally reserved for
the use of mughal emperors.
 Eastern gate is octagonal in plan.Its inner dimensions are 18.29X15.24m
height is 15.4m.
 It has one large opening with three arch way. On adjacent sides.
 Southern and northern gates are smaller in size.
 An open courtyard measuring 109.75X109.75M is there.
 In the centre of this there is an ablution tank, made up of marble. It
measures 30.71X10.96m.
 In the centre of the tank there is a
fountain.
 Three sides of the Sahan is cloisters
which is arcaded.
 Forth side of the sahan is the IbadatKhana
TAJ MAHAL
 Location: Agra , India
 Elevation: 171 m (561 ft)
 Built: 1632–1653
 Built by Shahjahan
 Architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
 It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife,
Mumtaz Mahal.
 combines elements from Persian, Turkish and Indian architectural styles.
 • The entire Taj complex consists of five major constituents, namely
Darwaza ,Bageecha, Masjid ,Naqqar Khana (rest house) and Rauza.
 ARCHITECTURE :
 The inner chamber is an octagon with the design allowing for entry from
each face.
 In addition to the light from the balcony screens, light enters through roof
openings covered by chattris at the corners.
 In addition to the light from the balcony screens, light enters through roof
openings covered by chattris at the corners.
 The interior walls are about 25 metres (82 ft) high and are topped by a
"false" interior dome decorated with a sun motif.
 The Taj Mahal is situated on a raised platform which is over 6 meters
high. The actual Tomb of Shah Jahan is in the basement below the
platform.
 Height is over 60m at its pinnacle. Platform covers 94 sq m area.

 The Dome :
 The most remarkable part of the Taj Mahal. Located at the exact centre
of the structure
 It is about 2.5 km northwest of
its more famous monument, the Taj Mahal.
 The fort, apart from other important units,
contains Jahangiri Mahal, Khass Mahal,
Diwan-i-Khass, Diwan-i-Am,
Machchhi Bhawan and Moti Masjid.
 The 94‐acre fort has a semicircular plan, its walls are seventy feet high .
Double ramparts have massive circular bastions at intervals , with
battlements , embrasures.Four gates were provided on its four sides, one
Two of the fort's gates are notable: the "Delhi Gate" and the "Lahore
Gate’’.
AKBARI MAHAL :
At the southeast corner of the Agra Fort, are the remains of the Akbari
Mahal. The oldest building portico opens into the spacious rectangular
courtyard paved with red sandstone slabsThe courtyard, surrounded by
large living rooms. The interior hall has several windows overlooking the
river. The style of architecture of the pavilion and the rooms is of trabeate
order; four-centered arches, placed aesthetically are used as decorative
arcading.
 DIWAN-I-AAM (Hall of Public Audience)
 Publicand Private audiences were held in temporary wooden structures
added with tents in the Agra Fort.These halls were first built in wood later
in shah jahan resin replaced by larger structures, painted with marble
plaster.
 The Diwan-i-Aam, built in red sandstone on a raised platform in a
rectangular plan measuring 61.77 m by 20.12m. The total large pillars are 48.
The Hall is open on three sides with multi foiled arches, except the eastern
side within which is the structure of the jharokha, the celebrated throne
which was the seat of the Emperor for giving public audiences.
 DIWAN-I-KHAS (Hall of Private Audience)
 This elegant structure was constructed by Shah Jahan in 1636 as is evident
by the Persian inscription. It consists of two large halls, an outer columned
hall and inner closed hall, both connected by three multifold archways.
 The outer one measures 29.26 by 10.1m and the inner one is 12.20 by
7.97 m. The outer hall, covered by a flat roof is supported on multifold
arches, springing from exquisitely fine marble pillars.
 The facade is remarkable for its double pillared arrangement.
 Moti Masjid

 The structure is externally made of red sand stone while the entire
interior is finished in white marble.
 It is a single quadrangle with a central courtyard measuring 49m by 47m.
The mosque (prayer hall) measures 71m by 58m. There is a large tank
(hauz) in the centre of the courtyard, measuring 3.5 sqm.
 The arcaded cloisters (riwaq) on the northern, southern and eastern sides
measure 11 feet in width.These cloisters are built in marble with typical
Shah Jahani pillars.
 RED FORT
 Red fort constructed by shah jahan in 17th century. It is designed by Ustad
Ahmad lahuri and Hamid lahuri.
 It has a perimeter of 2.1km . The fort is built in red sandstone and
octagonal in plan. It has two principal gate .Lahauri & delhi darwaza
 The red fort has an area of 254.67 acre with defensive wall, varying in
height 18 m on river side and 33 m on city side.
 Adjacent to lahori gate is chhata chowk where jewellery and other item
were sold during mughal period
 Naubat khana also known as drum house.Situated at east side of fort
where music was played at scheduled time.
Red Fort
• The Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, after ruling from Agra for
eleven years, decided to shift to Delhi and laid the foundation
stone of the Red Fort in 1638.
• Completed in 1648 the Fort was originally referred to as "Qila-
i-Mubarak" as it was the residence of the royal family.
• With a circumference of almost one and a half miles, the fort is
an irregular octagon and has two entrances, the Lahore and
Delhi Gates.
• The planning and aesthetics of the Red Fort represent the
zenith of Mughal creativity which prevailed during the reign of
Emperor Shah Jahan.