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| The decorative
panels of flowering plant, foliage & vases are
realistically |
| carved on the lower
portion of the wall |
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| Marble screen or
the Feligree screen was carved from one block of marble,
it's |
| meant to veil the
area around the royal tombs |
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| The entry to the
garden tomb of Taj Mahal |
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| Behind Colleen-
colored flowers like lotus or iris are the Pietre Dura.
It was said that Mughals |
| were great
naturalists and believed that flowers were the symbol of
"the divine realm". |
| It's beautiful and
it compliments the majesty of its architecture. |
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