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Itimad ud Daulah Mausoleum

The mausoleum overlooks the River Yamuna and is the tomb of Mir Ghiyas Beg, a minister in the court of Shah Jahan. The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah is a Mughal mausoleum built between 1622 and 1628, is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal. Along with the white main building, the structure consists of numerous outbuildings and gardens. The mausoleum represents a transition between the first phase of monumental Mughal architecture – primarily built from red sandstone with marble decorations, as in Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and Akbar's tomb in Sikandra – to its second phase, based on white marble and pietra dura inlay.