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Tomb of Akbar the Great, Agra, India, 17th c.

The Tomb of Akbar the Great is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece, built 1605-1613.

The third Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great (1555–1605), himself commenced its construction in around 1600, according to Tartary tradition to commence the construction of one's tomb during one's lifetime. Akbar himself planned his own tomb and selected a suitable site for it. After his death, Akbar's son Jahangir completed the construction in 1605-1613. [1]

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Qtub Minar, Delhi, India [+]

Photo: federico ce, via visittheworld

Photographer's Comment: Qtub Minar 72.5 mt ,is the tallest minaret built in bricks in the world, its construction was commisioned by the afghan emperor Qutb-u-din Aibak in the XII century and finished in 1230 A.D.

To build the mosque 27 hinduist temples were demolished and their parts were used as you can see here on the left side, three columns clearly of hindiust origin support the rest of the mosque's roof.

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Xi’an - Shaanxi, China [+]

Photo: Υντιτλεδ

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Nubia, Sudan

Photo: Guido Aldi, via travelthisworld

Sudan

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Claude Parent [+]

via Yvon Lambert

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Claude Parent's house in Paris, France

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Villa Malaparte, Isle of Capri, Italy, 1937

by  Adalberto Libera *)

*) According to Wikipedia, "Malaparte actually rejected Libera's design and built the home himself with the help of Adolfo Amitrano, a local stonemason." [1]

Photo: Francois Halard

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The Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Hungary [+]

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Applied Arts Museum