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Aurangzeb's Architecture: The Emperor Who Built Beyond the Taj
When we think of Mughal architecture, we think of Shah Jahan — the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid. But Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal emperor, was a builder too, though his monuments tell a very different story. This episode takes you from the austere Badshahi Mosque in Lahore — the largest mosque in the world when it was built in 1673 — to the little-known Zinat-ul-Masajid in Delhi, and the controversial Moti Masjid inside the Red Fort, which Aurangzeb stripped of ornament to reflect his piety. We explore the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, often called the 'poor man's…
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