It is also one of the most well-preserved monuments in the region, retaining most of its original glory. The tomb lies within a charbagh, which is a beautiful addition to the complex. The interior of the tomb bears calligraphy reflective of the tenets of Din-e-Ilahi, a religious movement founded by Akbar that brought together Islam, Hinduism and several other faiths.
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In fact, these are full-fledged mansions. This plan is similar to the plan of the Sarvatobhadra Temple Mire by inspiration, as it appears, than by accident. The whole garden has been divided into lour equal quarters on the conventional char-bagh or chahar-bagh four-quartered plan. These four minarets appear here in this region for the first time. They are just superimposing the gateway and, though a unique feature, they are attached and subsidiary to it.
That their purpose was purely ornamental can scarcely be doubted. They occupy the angles of the gateway. Conventionally, this space would have been occupied by chhatrisas are there on the main tomb. Why then these minarets were not used on the main tomb, instead of the main gateway? They rise gracefully high into the sky, as if carrying the whole body of the gateway with them.
The tomb proper is connected with the four- gateways by these four causeways which measure 75' Each terrace has in the centre a raised tank with a fountain. Four tanks have also be formed in the centre of the four sides of the main platform on which the mausoleum Stan. They also have fountains, one each. These fountains were inlets the outlets being provided in each case by the overflowing of water into the channels.
A large baoli step-well in the south-east quarter were, however, reserved for supplying water to the fountains and the channels. Overhead tanks were built to ensure adequate water in the fountains. Water was ultimately passed into the garden where it was used to irrigate the flower-beds and tree-avenues which were the chief attraction of the garden. Akbar r. His syncretism was reflected in the architecture built during his reign, including his tomb which blends Persian and Hindu elements.
Dated inscriptions show that it was completed by Akbar's son Jahangir in It is set in a vast square garden of the char-bagh four-plot plan, divided into quarters by red sandstone causeways containing water channels, interspersed with fountains and ponds. The ground-level storey comprises a set of arched recesses with a tall rectangular central gateway topped by a marble kiosk.
The cenotaph sits on the top, fifth storey which is open to the sky, exactly above the grave in the chamber below.
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