History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c30.30

v2.c30.30

The tomb of his successor, Muhammad (1636-1660) was in design as complete a contrast to that just described as can well be conceived, and is as remarkable for simple grandeur and constructive boldness as that of Ibrâhîm was for excessive richness and contempt of constructive proprieties. It is constructed on the same principle as that employed in the design of the dome of the great mosque (Woodcut No. 413), but on so much larger a scale as to convert into a wonder of constructive skill, what, in that instance, was only an elegant architectural design.