One of the most famous and prominent examples of marble inlay is the Taj Mahal in India. The descendants of the 17th-century artisans who worked on the Taj Mahal still make a living using the ...

One of the most famous and prominent examples of marble inlay is the Taj Mahal in India. The descendants of the 17th-century artisans who worked on the Taj Mahal still make a living today using ...

White marble was used to build the Taj Mahal mausoleum ... paint would not be lasting and that is why they introduced this inlay work, which is known as pietra dura in Italian and parchin kari ...

The relief work in marble and inlay with precious and semi precious stones make it a monument apart. The uniqueness of Taj Mahal lies in some truly remarkable innovations carried out by the ...

While the Taj Mahal continues to be the most celebrated ... The walls are adorned with exquisite pietra dura (marble inlay) ...

The Taj Mahal is many things ... Constructed out of translucent white marble, sourced from the Makrana Mines of Jaipur in Rajasthan, adorned with delicate inlay work and carvings — the ...

and intricate marble inlay work harmonizing these diverse influences into a unified and breathtaking structure. One of the most striking features of the Taj Mahal is its perfect symmetry.

The greening of inlay work on the white marble of the northern wall of the Taj Mahal. (HT File Photo) Raj Kumar Patel, the superintending archaeologist for the Archaeological Survey of India in ...

The artisans of Taj Gunj, an area surrounding the Taj Mahal, have been practicing the traditional marble inlay craft known as “Parchin Kari” (also known as Pietra Dura) which adorned the Taj Mahal.