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Taj Mahal - Giles Tillotson

Taj Mahal

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Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2010 | Main
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86197-875-2 (ISBN)
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The Taj Mahal is the queen of architecture. Other buildings may be as famous but no other has been so consistently admired for a beauty that is seen as both feminine and regal.
'Marble enigma, most photographed of structures, the Taj Mahal lends its name to a prime brand of Indian tea bags and stands too as the world's great, extravagant monument to eternal love. This wry, brisk book is a delightful and fascinating excavation of the Taj Mahal's many layers of meanings. Giles Tillotson deploys his formidable knowledge of India's artistic and cultural history to create a kaleidoscopic interpretation of the Taj - revealing what it meant to the Mughal world that conceived and built it; to the British colonists who cavorted amidst its grounds and minarets, then set about to preserve it; and to the many millions who now come every year to gawp and touch and click. With delicacy, creation, and yet succeeds in keeping its unworldly aura intact.'' Sunil Khilnani, author of The Idea of India

Giles Tillotson was Reader in History of Art at SOAS, University of London. He is now an independent writer and lecturer, living in Gurgaon near New Delhi. He is the author of many books on Indian architecture, history and landscape, including Jaipur Nama: Tales from the Pink City.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.1.2010
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 176 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Technik Architektur
ISBN-10 1-86197-875-8 / 1861978758
ISBN-13 978-1-86197-875-2 / 9781861978752
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