Mughal Administration c17.s4.5

c17.s4.5

Muhammadan rule caused a distinct advance in architecture. The Hindu kings lavished their wealth and skill on temples ; their palaces have all perished, and seem to have been of no high or costly pattern. But the Muhammadans built palaces and tombs in addition to mosques. The semi-circular radiating arch and the vaulted dome are peculiarly Muhammadan, and so also are geometrically laid out gardens.