Which unique Mughal structural masterpiece features a distinct layout with no central dome, instead using an open-air top tier with beautiful marble lattice screens? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
Which unique Mughal structural masterpiece features a distinct layout with no central dome, instead using an open-air top tier with beautiful marble lattice screens?
A. Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah
B. Tomb of Akbar at Sikandra
C. Tomb of Salim Chishti
D. Tomb of Jahangir at Shahdara
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Akbar's Tomb at Sikandra, completed by Jahangir in 1613, stands out for its five-tiered pyramidal shape and open-air top floor that breaks away from traditional Persian dome styles.
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King Krishna I of the Rashtrakuta dynasty sponsored the excavation of the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora in the 8th century, a pinnacle of Dravidian rock-cut architecture.
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