 Have you ever heard about Taj Magal like structure in the southern part of India? It is called as Bbika Magbara It was built by none other than the son of Shah Jagan Aurangazeb to know more about Taj Magal and also about Bbika Magbara watch this video fully As we all know Taj Magal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jagan to honor his wife Mumtaj Magal it is one of the seven wonders of the world It houses the tomb of both Mumtaj Magal and Shah Jagan Taj Magal is located in the banks of river Yamuna in the city of Agra The mausoleum architecture takes inspiration from Indian Persian and Arabic architecture It was built out of white Makrana marble that was sourced from the Indian state of Rajasthan Taj Magal is located atop on an elevated square plinth that features four minarets standing at each of the four corners of the structure The interior of the architecture is decorated with marble jelly works, calligraphy and pietra duro Here pietra duro is a decorative art form that involves inserting pieces of contrasting often colored materials into depressions in a base object to form ornament or pictures and jelly or pierced screens involves creating perforated slabs of stones This was done during those times to ensure privacy and allow for air flow This is about the Taj Magal But have you heard about mini Taj of Deccan? It is none other than BB Ka Makbara BB Ka Makbara is located in Aurangabad district in Maharashtra See it is the burial place of Dilra's Banu Begum The first wife of Mughal Emperor Aurangazib She was also known as Rabia Uddurani In 1660, Aurangazib commissioned a mausoleum at Aurangabad to act as Dilra's final resting place known as BB Ka Makbara In the following years, her tomb was repaired by her son Asamsa under Aurangazib's order It is an imitation of the Taj Magal at Agra You would have noticed this after looking at the pictures Due to its similar design, it is popularly known as the mini Taj of Deccan An inscription found on the main entrance door mentions that this mausoleum was designed and directed by Atta Ullah who was an architect working under Aurangazib Here, an interesting fact to notice that Atta Ullah was the son of Ustad Agmad Lagouri the principal designer of the Taj Magal Through this discussion, we have briefly seen about Taj Magal and also about the mini Taj of Deccan known as BB Ka Makbara To know more interesting facts like this Please follow Shankar Iyer's Academy's YouTube channel