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Taj Mahal, Tomb of Muntaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Agra, India, 1630–53

A bosket or grove of trees defining a shady place in a garden or park.

Tomb of Jahangir, near Lahore

In these examples, various forms of minarets mark the corners
of a platform and establish a field of space—a three-dimensional
framework—for the Mogul mausoleum structures.

Tomb of Muntaz Mahal, Agra

From an analysis of Islamic Indian Architecture by Andras Volwahsen

Tomb of I'timad-ud-daula, Agra
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