Incredible India - Ceilings and Chandeliers Part 1.

Just a few of the breath taking applications discovered in Hyderabad.....

  

 

There is more and a fabulous story to go with this beginning.....

The Inspiration for the Taj Mahal Discovered

In one of the areas of the lost city of Mandu sits the tomb of Houshang Shah. The Taj Mahal is said to be based on this very building just 150 years or so later. Said to be the first white marble building in India, heavily influenced by Afghan architecture of the era, it still stands in stunning beauty. Located in the complex of the Jami Masjid Mosque the intricate details in the carved marble are amazing.......over 550 years old, a very real treasure of  India. These pictures donot begin to do it justice.

Arches of a lost City in India

Mandu - The City of Joy in southern Madhya Pradesh, not far from Indore....who knew? The area has been settled from the 6th century BC however the lost city was at it's most glorious in the 1400's. Temples, audience chambers at court, swimming pools on roofs for the harem with glorious city views, all embrace arch shapes.