Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Ustad Ahmad Lahouri (Persian: استاد احمد لاهوری) was an architect and the most likely candidate as the chief architect of the Taj Mahal. He has been described as an architect in the court of Shah Jahan from Lahore.[1][2] He is also typically described to be Persian.[3] The assertion is based on a claim made in writings by Lahauri's son Lutfullah Muhandis.[4][5][6]
Shah Jahan's court histories emphasise his personal involvement in the construction and it is true that, more than any other Mughal emperor, he showed the greatest interest in building, holding daily meetings with his architects and supervisors. The court chronicler Lahouri, writes that Shah Jahan would make "appropriate alterations to whatever the skilful architects designed after many thoughts, and asked competent questions."[2] In writings by Lahauri's son Lutfullah Muhandis, two architects are mentioned by name; Ustad Ahmad Lahauri[4][6] and Mir Abd-ul Karim.[5] Ustad Ahmad Lahauri had laid the foundations of the Red Fort at Delhi. Mir Abd-ul Karim had been the favourite architect of the previous emperor Jahangir and is mentioned as a supervisor,[h] together with Makramat Khan,[5] of the construction of the Taj Mahal.[7]
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- ^ http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/taj_mahal/tlevel_2/t3build_design.html
- ^ a b Koch, p.89
- ^ History of the Taj Mahal Agra, Retrieved on: 20 January 2009.
- ^ a b UNESCO advisory body evaluation
- ^ a b c Asher, p.212
- ^ a b Begley and Desai, p.65
- ^ Dunkeld, Malcolm (Ed) (June 2007). "Construction history society newsletter". Chartered Institute of Building. http://constructionhistory.bosenet.com/uploadfiles/chs_newsletter_63.pdf_1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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