Agra - The Principal Gateway of the Taj Mahal; Capt. E.C. Impey (British, born France, 1830 - 1904); India; about 1865; Albumen silver print; 23.4× 29.4 cm (9 3/16 × 11 9/16 in.); 84.XP.721.54; No Copyright - United States (<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/">https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/</a>)
<p>View of the entrance to the Taj Mahal, with carts and animals resting in the front plaza.
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(Recto, mount) lower center, printed adhered label: "23. AGRA.- The principal Gateway of the Taj Mahal./ The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jehan as the tomb of his favourite wife, Moomtaza Mahal, and he is buried in it by her side./ The outer courtyard is surrounded by arcades and pierced by four gateways, of which that in the plate, leading into the great/ enclosure, is the principal. The material is red sandstone, relieved by white marble."
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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