History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c31.s2.9

v2.c31.s2.9

It is not quite clear how much of the tomb was built by himself, or how much by his son Salîm, who certainly finished it. Salîm also built the Salîmgarh on an island in the Jamnâ, which Shâh Jahân afterwards connected by a bridge with his palace in New Delhi. Whether, however, he erected any buildings inside is not certain—nothing at least now remains of any importance. Generally he seems to have carried on and completed his father’s buildings, and between them they have left a group of architectural remains which, if collected together and illustrated, would form an interesting chapter in the history of Indian-Muhammadan styles.¹