| Bourne & Shepherd The Taj Mahal, Agra [Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876] 1875-1876 Albumen print 10.1 x 8.5 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2114156 LL/93497 Photograph of the Taj Mahal. The building is in the Mughal architectural style and has a series of arched recesses and a large central dome surrounded by four smaller domes. There is a minaret at each corner of a low surrounding wall. A smaller building with a similar design can be seen behind. The river in the foreground has a narrow shore and a small stone dock with steps leading into the river.
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76. Included in the volume are a number of photographs of notable sites visited by the Prince.
Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876
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