... that decoration is interrelated with the structure of the building. Most of the embellishment is placed upon the structure, to enhance or further accentuate the beauty. The decoration on the Taj Mahal aims at achieving an overall effect for the viewer, a total impact where the applied decorative themes uniformly line the entire building, and obtrusive contrasts of texture are not present ... mosque and the guesthouse. The relationship between the main structural lines and decoration, are the proportions that echo the repeated shape. This repetitiveness can be said to come from the Taj Mah...

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... . The designers didn't stop there they soon used phases of naturalism to set them even farther apart from the rest. This new kind of embellishment is best shown in the Taj Mahal. The repeated flowers in the "dado- are showing the growth and in turn give the impression that the building or the people that walk threw the building are still ... ...

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