Itimad-ud-daulah's Tomb
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Label : Instagram Worthy
Tags : Tombs & Mausoleums
Timings : 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Time Required : 1-2 hrs
Entry Fee : Indian Adults: INR 30
SAARC/BIMSTEC Adults: INR 30
Foreign Adults: INR 310
Children (below 15 years): Free
Built In : Between 1622 and 1628
Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, Agra Overview
Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb, often called the "Baby Taj", is a Mughal mausoleum regarded by many as a precursor to the Taj Mahal and the first tomb in India built entirely of marble. It was commissioned by Nur Jahan, wife of Emperor Jahangir, for her father Mir Ghiyas Beg (later given the title Itimad-ud-Daulah), who served as a minister in the court of Shah Jahan.
The tomb of Itimad-ud-daulah marks the transition from the first phase of the Mughal architecture to the second. This was the first structure to make use of pietra dura and the first to be built on the banks of the Yamuna River. It basically consists of Indo-Islamic architecture, with the use of arched entrances and octagonal shaped towers. If you take a bird's eye of Itimad-ud-daulah Tomb, it looks like a jewel box set in a garden. This magnificent mausoleum, built on the banks of Yamuna, was to inspire the construction of one of the wonders of the world "Taj Mahal" in the later years.
