It also houses the tomb of shah jahan himself.
Taj mahal marble inlay.
This is superceded by the positioning of colored stones into white marble on a large scale.
Architecture of taj mahal.
Three types of inlay are used to ornament the buildings of the taj complex.
Stone intarsia whereby colored marbles are inlaid into easily workable sandstone is the most basic type of inlay.
Crown of the palace taːdʒ ˈmɛːɦ ə l is an ivory white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river yamuna in the indian city of agra.
It was commissioned in 1632 by the mughal emperor shah jahan reigned from 1628 to 1658 to house the tomb of his favourite wife mumtaz mahal.