Architectural Styles
Mughal
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1526-1857
- Blends elements of Persian, Indian, and Islamic architecture.
- Symmetry and Proportion
- ornamental features
- inlay work (pietra dura)
- intricate carvings
- calligraphy
- marble and sandstone
- quadrilateral Gardens (Charbagh)
- Large Arches
- Domes & vaults
- red sandstone a
- white marble
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Afghanista
- Influenced Persia
- Central Asia
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Tombs
- palaces
- mosques
- gardens
- fortifications
- Taj Mahal Agra
- Red Fort Delhi
- Humayun’s Tomb Delhi
- Fatehpur Sikri near Agra
- Shah Jahan’s Mosque Pakistan
- Lahore Fort
- Jama Masjid Delhi
- Chand Baori Rajasthan
- Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb Agra
- Gol Gumbaz Bijapur
- Palace Imperial / noble guest houses/rooms,
- Sarais / caravanserais
- Kos minars + road infrastructure (route support)
- City serais / merchant inns
- Dharamshalas and pilgrim rest houses (Chowkis)
- Mosque and shrine hospitality at Sufi dargahs and sacred sites
- Military cantonment lodging
- Boat/river travel lodging
- Sarai Amanat Khan (near Lahore, Pakistan)
- Sarai Lashkari Khan (near Nowshera, Pakistan)
- Mughal-era sarais along the Grand Trunk Road
- Serai complexes in Old Delhi / Lahore
- Dargah shrine precinct lodging (Ajmer Sharif region
- Taj Mahal Palace Hotel &
- Oberoi Amarvilas near Taj Mahal (modern hotel in Mughal style)
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation