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Pearl Mosque at Agra Seen as One of Shah Jahan’s Treasures
The Pearl mosque at Agra stands among Shah Jahan’s finest monuments with a red sandstone entrance and white blue-veined marble interior. An inscription likens it to a precious pearl, and Hindu finials and lotus motif domes reveal Indian influence on Mughal architecture. The builders were Bengali Indian artisans shaping the era’s distinctive style.
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