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THE "BABY TAJ"

AGRA, INDIA

Images numbered 893 (top) & 892 (below)

The tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the "Baby Tāj", the tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Tāj Mahal.  Located on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River, the mausoleum is set in a large cruciform garden criss-crossed by water courses and walkways. The mausoleum itself covers about twenty-three meters square, and is built on a base about fifty meters square and about one meter high. On each corner are hexagonal towers, about thirteen meters tall.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The images were taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and aperture F8. 45 mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter. The images were captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.