Kundan  

Inlay technique especially for the Mughals. Extremely pure gold is used in layers of a few microns folded and fused together. The inlay material is so malleable that it can…

Tchi- Clouds

(or Chi clouds ) type of very sinic clouds that arrived in the Islamic world in the 13th century by the conquests of the Mongols . These clouds are used…

Chînî khâna

small decorative niche, the type of which appears during the reign of Jahânngîr. A Chînî Khâna is dug into the stucco or stone and, as the name suggests, was used…

Pishtâk oder Pichtâq  

Portal that is part of a rectangular frame and is slightly higher than the facade. Since it originated in the Iranian world , it generally begins with an Ivan.