Built by Aurangazeb in honor of his first wife, Dilras Banu Begum, it was completed by his son…Called Bibi ka Maqbara, it tries to replicate the Tajmahal and was designed by Ata-ullah, son of Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, the architect of the Taj Mahal. (source-Wikipedia).
We heard of this in Shirdi when we were in midst of our vacation. We had taken a road trip to Maharashtra from Bangalore and it was particularly exciting since I love driving. The Bibi ka Maqbara is located in Aurangabad. I have always felt these vacations better compared to travel abroad. There are so many things we are not aware of within India and which are a joy to experience. The Mini TajMahal was a totally new experience and a site to behold.
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a beautiful way to pay tribute. Thank you so much for helping to make the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop so much fun Hugs!
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Lovely pic. I so agree – India has so much culture and history. I’ve seen a lot of it, but still plenty more to go.
As Indians its sad that we haven’t seen so much as the tourists who visit us but its the same everywhere right?
A mini Taj Mahal… was not aware of this monument. Came to know about it when you posted pics on Facebook and now reading about it here… There is so much to explore and experience in our country! Fab click too!
I would say we can spend our whole life finding new places here and it still will not be sufficient
Never heard about this. It’s true we can learn something everyday. I am fascinated by India and this is a nice little piece of information to know!
India really is undiscovered territory in a way.So much to see
Wow fabulous. It seems as exquisite as Taj Mahal. True, India has so much to offer and so many unexplored beauties…
Beautiful picture, didn’t know there was a mini-Taj Mahal. Lovely shot!
This looks lovely!
And I agree, there are so many beautiful places in India that have yet been unexplored.
Hey I really thought it was the Taj. But, it’s another jewel and looks so divine. Kajal is right! There are so many beautiful and heavenly places in India that goes unexplored:)
Yep it looks like Taj photoshopped wrongly no? 🙂
Truly an awesome picture! Members of my family went to India just to visit the site and the day they were there it was unexpectedly locked down. They were so sad. Thank you for sharing this beautiful picture on the blog hop!!
Did they come to see the TajMahal or this one? Both are very different structures.
Great picture with that awsome blue skye and the reflection!
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Beautiful building with reflection, beautiful photo!
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Would love to go there sometime..India is indeed filled with amazing places to be discovered
Wow – what a fabulous shot!
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Soooo beautiful! Love the reflections!
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Oh yes I’ve seen this one while on a trip with my friends. It’s beautiful and such an exact replica. You brought back some lovely memories.
It was my first visit and a surprising discovery
Stunning picture, indeed ! That is one of the place I would be glad to discover, if I could travel.
it was a surprising discovery for us too
Fabulous picture…great architecture…Thanks for sharing…
my pleasure
So beautiful and the light makes it magic.
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This is a wonderful photo, my compliments!
Thanks Karl and keep visiting the blog !
Wow!Fantastic ophoto and building!
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A lovely take. I do remember having seen some other monuments that were touted as the proto types for the Taj Mahal. One of them being the Ibrahim Rauza in Bijapur in Karnataka. The design of this tomb served as an inspiration for the famous Taj Mahal.