THE SYMMETRY
The architecture was to express this concept through perfect symmetry, harmonious proportional relationships, and the translucent white marble facing which gives the purity of the geometrical and rational planning the desired unworldly appearance. The mausoleum is raised over an enriched version of the nine-fold plan favoured by the Mughals for tombs and garden pavilions.
A variant is used in the great gate. In the mausoleum the plan is expressed in perfect cross-axial symmetry, so that the building is focused on the central tomb chamber. And the inner organization is reflected on the facades, which present a perfectly balanced composition when seen from the extensions of the axes which generate the plan.
Bilateral symmetry dominated by a central accent has generally been recognized as an ordering principle of the architecture of rulers aiming at absolute power, as an expression of the ruling force which brings about balance and harmony, 'a striking symbol of the stratification of aristocratic society under centralized authority'. A symmetric grading down to the minutest ornamental detail, particularly striking is die-hierarchical use of colour. The only building in the whole complex entirely raced with white marble is the mausoleum. This hierarchic use of white marble and red sandstone is typical of imperial Mughal architecture !
Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, believed to be first presented in 1606. After ordering his men to murder his good friend Banquo, Macbeth sees the ghost of his friend, during a dinner with some nobles. Being confronted by his murdered victim, Macbeth loses self-control and completely ignoring his important guests, he interacts and discusses with the ghost. His distress and despair are signs that he lost control and he surrenders to his extreme guilt. Shakespeare wants to show that our evil acts will eventually come back to haunt us.
