GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tomb of Akbar was built by?
A
Bairam khan
B
Aurangazeb
C
Akbar
D
Jahangir
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Built by Jahangir, the tomb shows far less of the deep figurative stone-carving employed so prolifically at Akbar’s Red Fort in Agra, but several of the domes and the arched ceiling of the tomb give a spectacular display of colorful patterns created with the exuberant fluidity that is the mark of Hindu craftsmanship.

Detailed explanation-2: -Akbar’s Tomb It houses the mortal remains of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, who, during his lifetime itself had completed the tomb and laid out a beautiful garden. However, the topmost portion of mausoleum in marble was constructed by his son, Jahangir. The shape of tomb is pyramidal and consists of five storeys.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tomb of Jehangir (Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 to 1627) is built inside the walled garden of Empress Noor Jehan Bagh-e-Dil Kusha at Shahdra, on the bank of Ravi in Lahore. His son Shah Jahan built the mausoleum 10 years after his father’s death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shalimar Bagh, the Begum Shahi Mosque, and the Bachcha Taj are those monuments which were commissioned by Emperor Jahangir. He was the fourth emperor of the Mughal period.

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