Photographer’s Note
The next pavilion contains the hammam, or baths, in the Turkish style, with Mughal ornamentation in marble and colored stones. To the west of the hammam is the Moti Masjid, the Pearl Mosque. This was a later addition, built in 1659 as a private mosque for Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan's successor. It is a small, three-domed mosque in carved white marble, with a three-arched screen which steps down to the courtyard.
To its north lies a large formal garden, the Hayat Bakhsh Bagh, or 'Life-Bestowing Garden', which is cut through by two bisecting channels of water. A pavilion stands at either end of the north-south channel, and a third, built in 1842 by the last emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, stands at the center of the pool where the two channels meet.
This is the end of Red Fort series. Sorry about the poor quality of the photos. I promise to bring in some better picture in near future.
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rakeshgupta
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(2670) 2005-12-26 10:43
Hello Pranab,
Good architecture shot. The quality does not metter a much where your subject has sufficient details and your target with this photo is complete.
The marble meharaba and pillars are great.
Thanks for sharing.
dodic
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(706) 2005-12-27 4:55
Nice shot Pranab,
It's very interesting to see this picture. As I write you I read a book for India these days, and your shots gives to me notion about the architecture in this really Incredible India.
Friendship,
Deyan
razanoor
(466) 2006-03-20 18:56
Hi Pranab,
Nice image....a bit blurry and tilted though...anyways, I like historical architecture so that makes it a good photo. This seems so much similar to what you find at Shalimar Gardens at Lahore...I would have thought that this was built by Shah Jehan because of the marble use. There is a Moti Mosque in Lahore fort as well..i believe it was started by Shah Jehan but finished by Aurangzeb. Thanks for sharing these images.
regards, Raza
pastadog
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(12821) 2006-03-25 11:50
Hi Pranab, very nice shot of this pretty pavilion. The photo is enjoyable in spite of the quality (by the way, some defects could have been repaired easily!). Regards, Daniel
smash2707
(2516) 2006-05-07 19:47
Hi Pranab. Interesting place here. It's a pity you cut of the top of the towers - it might have been better to leave more space above and less below the palace. I think you could do some post-processing to sharpen it a bit and rotate it (it's tilted less than a degree). I did a WS. Regards, Yvonne
Photo Information
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Copyright: Pranab Banik (pranab)
(5354)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 1999-12-00
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Minolta SRT 202
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): Incredible INDIA, Red Fort [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-12-26 3:50
