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    Pietra dura (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtra ˈduːra]), pietre dure ([ˈpjɛːtre ˈduːre]) or intarsia lapidary (see below), called parchin kari or parchinkari (Persian:...
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    Pakistan, as well as for its large gateway that is richly embellished with pietra dura that serves as a portal to the tomb of Jahangir. The name can be translated...
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    18th century Cabinet, (see pietra dura section), 1780 Side Table, (see pietra dura section), c. 1780 Side Table, (see pietra dura section), c. 1785 (The Green...
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    frescoes and marble, and its exterior that is richly decorated with pietra dura. The tomb, along with the adjacent Akbari Sarai and the Tomb of Asif...
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  • (152 in) tall and 232.5 cm (91.5 in) wide and shows scenes rendered in pietra dura—inlaid finely cut, polished and coloured stones, including in this case...
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    Akbar's tomb in Sikandra – to its second phase, based on white marble and pietra dura inlay, most elegantly realized in the Taj Mahal. The mausoleum was commissioned...
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    Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The ornate white marble pavilion is inlaid with pietra dura and complex mirror-work of the finest quality. The hall was reserved...
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    monuments, Agra has a booming tourism industry as well as royal crafts like Pietra Dura, marble inlay and carpets. 40% of the population depends largely on agriculture...
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    the carvings and the frames and archway spandrels are decorated with pietra dura inlays of stylised geometric pattern of vines, flowers and fruits. The...
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    arches of the structure are embellished by intricate mural artwork. The pietra dura (inlaid stone design) artwork of the shrine, which features avian and...
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    carving is sometimes referred to by the Italian term pietre dure; however, pietra dura (with an "a") is the common term used for stone inlay work, which causes...
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    developed techniques for architectural inlays and glazed quartzite. Pietra dura is the usual term in Europe for detailed inlays in contrasting colours...
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    Opus sectile is a form of pietra dura popularized in the ancient and medieval Roman world where materials were cut and inlaid into walls and floors to...
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    17th-century Tuscany as an effective substitute for costly marble inlays, the pietra dura works created for the Medici family in Florence. The use of scagliola...
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    canopy, the wall is decorated with panels inlaid with multi-coloured pietra dura stones. They represent flowers and birds and are reputedly carved by...
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    included tulips, roses, and jasmine. The tomb's façade is decorated with pietra dura Tomb of Asif Khan Tomb of Jahangir Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal Tomb of Jalaluddin...
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    with depictions of flowers, and pierced marble screens known as jalis. Pietra dura, known as parchin kari in the Indian subcontinent, was the technique...
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  • The Charminar, built in the 16th century by the Golconda Sultanate. Pietra Dura and Jaali works on Amer Fort Entrance, Jaipur Ralang Monastery, Sikkim...
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    remains mostly closed to visiting public. This burial technique along with pietra dura, a marble and even stone inlay ornamentation in numerous geometrical...
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    include: Agra, home since the Mughal era to Mughal crafts, including the Pietra Dura, still practised today. Aligarh is a centre of Zari work, (a type of...
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  • been called upon since the days of Buontalenti to design such marble or pietra dura tables on bases for the centers of grand spaces. As this was an age where...
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    work, including pachin kari decorative work and jali-latticed screens. Pietra dura or ‘Parchinkari’ rose to prominence under patronage of Emperors specially...
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    world. The house has 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, a 29-foot-long (8.8 m) pietra dura marble-top dining table, 12 fireplaces, and three bomb shelters. On April...
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  • frescoes and marble, and its exterior which is richly decorated with pietra dura. The tomb, along with the adjacent Akbari Sarai and the Tomb of Asif...
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    in Italian covers all hardstone carving. The semi-anglicized singular pietra dura is used in English for multi-coloured stone inlay work, in fact using...
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    lie – loyalty binds me). The plinth also carries his coat of arms in pietra dura. On top is a funeral crown commissioned specifically for the reinterment...
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    decorated with paintings set in deep niches. According to Vincent Smith the pietra dura of Itimadadudddaula's tomb was one of the earliest true examples of the...
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    carved plant-based designs (as at the Taj Mahal). They also often added pietra dura inlay to the surrounds using marble and semi-precious stones.[failed...
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    final version. Cosmatesque Cosmati Damascening Duomo di Siena Lathart Pietra dura "Definition of INTARSIA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01...
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    (1991), p. 114 Khan (1997) Syeda Sheharbano Kazim (30 April 2014). "Pietra Dura - an art form passed down through centuries". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved...
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