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Published on: 4/23/2007
Last Visited: 8/29/2007
In association with the Austrian Consulate in New York, the Consulate General of India hosted a Talk and Presentation of a Book titled "The Complete Taj Mahal and the Riverfront Gardens of Agra" by eminent author Dr. Ebba Koch on April 23, 2007.
Dr. Ebba Koch is an internationally acclaimed architectural historian, currently working as a Professor in the Institute of Art History at the University of Vienna.She has been the Advisor to the Taj Mahal Conservation Collaborative since 2001 and is considered the leading authority on Mughal architecture.Dr. Koch has written several books on Mughal Architecture and published numerous papers and journals, on Indian and Islamic Architecture and Mughal paintings.
In a power point presentation, Dr. Koch using her own photographs, maps and architectural drawings explained the aesthetic context of the Taj Mahal, both within Mughal building practices and the city of Agra.She discussed not only the Taj Mahal but also other monuments, in and around Agra.In a very informative, interesting and lucid presentation, reflecting her deep scholarship, Dr. Koch revealed some relatively lesser known details of the lives of Emperor Shahjahan and his queen Mumtaz.