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2010 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
On the Modular Design of Mughal Riverfront Funerary Gardens
verfasst von : R. Balasubramaniam
Erschienen in: Recalling Eero Saarinen 1910–2010
Verlag: Birkhäuser Basel
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The modular designs of two significant funerary gardens of the Mughal period, the Humayun’s tomb and Taj Mahal complexes, have been analyzed. The inherent symmetry in the designs is made evident through an analysis of the dimensions in terms of units mentioned in the Arthasastra, in particular the
dhanus
(D) measuring 108
angulams
and
vitasti
(V) measuring 12
angulams
, with each angulam taken as 1.763 cm. The low percentage of errors between predicted and actual dimensions has confirmed, for the first time, that the modular designs of these Mughal funerary gardens were based on
Arthasastra
units. A novel mathematical canon to analyze the dimensions of Mughal architecture has been set forth.