Bibi Ka Maqbara

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Bibi Ka Maqbara is a 17th-century Mughal mausoleum in Aurangabad, India, often called the "Taj of the Deccan" for its striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal.

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Bibi Ka Maqbara canonical 7
Taj of the Deccan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal architecture monument
mausoleum
tourist attraction
architect Ata-ullah
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture
Mughal architecture
builtDuringReignOf Aurangzeb
builtFor Dilras Banu Begum
burialPlaceOf Dilras Banu Begum
century 17th century
city Aurangabad
commissionedBy Aurangzeb
completionYear 1661
constructionEnd 1661
constructionStart 1651
country India
dedicatedTo Dilras Banu Begum
engineer Hanspat Rai
hasAlternateName Mini Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
surface form: Taj Mahal of the Deccan
hasDecorativeElement calligraphic inscriptions
floral motifs
hasFeature central dome
charbagh garden
entrance gateway
four minarets
marble lattice screens
ornamental plasterwork
raised plinth
water channels
hasGarden symmetrical Mughal garden
hasLayout charbagh
hasTombType garden tomb
heritageStatus protected monument
inspiredBy Taj Mahal
locatedIn Aurangabad
India
Maharashtra
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India
materialUsed basalt
marble
plaster
nickname Bibi Ka Maqbara self-linksurface differs
surface form: Taj of the Deccan
purpose mausoleum for Aurangzeb's wife
region Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan
religiousAffiliation Islam
resembles Taj Mahal
state Maharashtra

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Aurangabad knownFor Bibi Ka Maqbara
Mughal architecture hasFamousExample Bibi Ka Maqbara
Dilras Banu Begum burialPlace Bibi Ka Maqbara
Dilras Banu Begum associatedWithMonument Bibi Ka Maqbara
Dilras Banu Begum memorial Bibi Ka Maqbara
Marathwada hasHeritageSite Bibi Ka Maqbara
Bibi Ka Maqbara nickname Bibi Ka Maqbara self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Taj of the Deccan
Panchakki near Bibi Ka Maqbara