Taj Mahal

Agra, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh Mughal funerary architecture; Islamicate garden tomb

Served from the stored corpus. Last scan Sep 29, 2026. Next scan Oct 29, 2026.

East view, 1860s

Historic photograph · exterior · 1860s · High confidence

Albumen photograph from the 1860s by Samuel Bourne showing the Taj Mahal at Agra from the east.

Samuel Bourne photographed the Taj Mahal in the 1860s. This is the earliest photograph of the mausoleum stored here. Earlier painters’ views were not ingested.

Samuel Bourne, 1860s. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Taj Mahal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s · Open source

Identification note

encyclopedia · Retrieved 29 September 2026 · paraphrase

The article identifies the mausoleum at Agra. The Bourne photograph stored here is a separate source.

Open source